Reports have revealed that one of the surviving sons of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been transferred from a Lebanese prison, where he had been on a hunger strike, to a hospital in critical condition.

The Dubai-based Al-Hadath TV, cited by Reuters news agency, stated that Hannibal Gaddafi experienced a significant drop in his blood sugar level.

Hannibal Gaddafi has been held in detention in Lebanon for over eight years.

In the month of June, he initiated a hunger strike to protest against his prolonged detention without trial.

He has been held in the country since his capture in Syria, where he had sought refuge following the assassination of his father by rebels in 2011.