Imam Khomeini has always been pursuing the case of Sadr, who was kidnapped nearly four decades ago in Libya. Imam was doing follow ups before and after the victory of the Islamic Revolution. Sadr and his two companions were abducted in August 1978 during an official visit to the Libyan capital Tripoli to meet with authorities from the government of Gaddafi, killed during the course of an uprising in 2011. According to al Khabar Press, quoting the Italian daily, Nidal was tasked with killing more than a thousand opponents of the Gaddafi regime. The same source mentioned that Nidal took Sadr and his companions to a remote location which was one hour’s drive from Tripoli and shot them to death in that spot where Nidal would allegedly kill Gaddafi opponents. Days later, the Libyan intelligence service stamped the passports of Sadr and his companions in coordination with Rome, creating the impression that they had entered Italy.