>> truth is behind the truth. >> reporter: there are so many whispers about neil heyward. he was certainly well-connected in china. he married a local woman here and he also came into contact with bo xilai, the former communist party chief of chongqing, and that placed neil heyward at the center of a political drama that has captivated china. only now is it emerging that heyward and bo xilai's families were linked. no one will talk here that they knew heyward but they heard rumors. >> they said the guy never drank alcohol. never touched alcohol. so i think the guy's wife was looking for something in england. >> reporter: bo xilai was sacked as party chief. foreign media reports quoted diplomatic sources say the cops split after raising suspicions with his boss that heyward had been poisoned. bo xilai had fashioned himself as a redder than red communist hard man. the son of a party hero, adopting revolution songs and slogans. he cracked down on criminal gangs and corruption and made enemies acy s enemies. a source close to bo xilai tells cnn his family rejects all allegatio

neil heyward died in a hotel room last november. he was a friend of the politician's family.espite the sacking, he remains a popular figure in the city. he improved the lives of many here and still commands their support. >> he gomped the city well and cared -- governed the city well and cared for the people. people here miss him. >> with the leadership change starting later this year, beijing had wanted to project an image. but with the political scandal, those plans are now out of stamp. martin, bbc news. >> in other news in libya, at least 50 people are reported to have been killed in two days of clashes between tribal militias around the country's fourth largest city. the tribe claims they are being persecuted. the army has sent hundreds of troops to the area to try to regain control. the united nations mission says the country is suffering because the governments are failing to live up to their promises of aid. the u.n. said it's withdrawn some services because only about 10% of the money pledged for this year has yet arrived. it warned that this could worsen sanitary co