Picture of where the NTC have said they found Muammar #Gaddafi in Sirte. (AFP Photo)
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Gaddafi's vehicles tried to get out of the town, were hit by a Nato airstrike
On the Daily Telegraph's live blog, reporter Ben Farmer says he has has been to the site in Sirte where Gaddafi was reportedly captured. He says Gaddafi was "cornered in a drain underneath a road in open countryside to the west of the city of Sirte". Gaddafi's vehicles tried to get out of the town, were hit by a Nato airstrike, and Gaddafi and several bodyguards took refuge in a drain, where they were found by NTC fighters. The Telegraph blog has an AFP picture of the drain.
Muammar Gaddafi was shot in the head !!!
Al Jazeera Arabic reported that Muammar Gaddafi was shot in the head after fighters surrounded the hole he was found hiding in. They then took him to Misrata.
Somebody shot him with a 9mm
An NTC soldier is telling Sky News: "Somebody shot him with a 9mm."
Another soldier says he was shot in the belly.
This happened at 12.30, the soldiers say - but it is unclear if they mean am or pm.
Former defence minister Abu Bakr Yunis was the only one with him, the soldier says.
The other soldier says he saw it with his own eyes and that he hit Gaddafi with a shoe - a sign of severe disrespect in the Middle East.
None of this can be confirmed yet, and I have to say they were not the most convincing witnesses.
Another soldier says he was shot in the belly.
This happened at 12.30, the soldiers say - but it is unclear if they mean am or pm.
Former defence minister Abu Bakr Yunis was the only one with him, the soldier says.
The other soldier says he saw it with his own eyes and that he hit Gaddafi with a shoe - a sign of severe disrespect in the Middle East.
None of this can be confirmed yet, and I have to say they were not the most convincing witnesses.
The body of Muammar Gaddafi is being taken to a top secret location in Libya for security reasons, NTC official Mohamed Abdel Kafi told Reuters.
NATO aircraft struck two pro-Gaddafi military vehicles in the vicinity of Sirte, a spokesman for the alliance said.
"At approximately 0830 local time (GMT+2) today, NATO aircraft struck two pro-Gaddafi forces military vehicles which were part of a larger group manoeuvring in the vicinity of Sirte," NATO spokesman Colonel Roland Lavoie said in a statement.
Gaddafi killed PHOTO!!!!!!
An image captured off a mobile phone camera claims to show the arrest of Gaddafi in Sirte. Photograph: Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Images
Gadhafi captured, says military council on Libyan TV
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Revolutionary fighters have captured deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, Libyan television said Thursday, citing the Misrata Military Council.
That report, however, could not be independently confirmed.
Horns blared and celebratory gunfire burst into the air in Tripoli.
"It's a great victory for the Libyan people," said Libyan Information Minister Mahmoud Shammam.
Gadhafi ruled Libya with an iron fist for 42 years. The mercurial leader came to power in a bloodless coup against King Idris in 1969, when he was just an army captain.
By the end of his rule, he claimed to be "King of Kings," a title he had a gathering of tribal leaders grant him in 2008.
But a February uprising evolved into civil war that resulted in ousting the strongman from power.
But whether Thursday turns out to be the biggest day in recent Libyan history was still uncertain. Statements made by representatives of Libya's new leadership in the past have not always turned out to be true.
Many were waiting for photographs as proof of Gadhafi's capture.
Earlier, anti-Gadhafi fighters said they had wrested control of the last holdout of loyalists in Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte. They said they were still battling pockets of resistance, but they were in control of the district.
Sirte has been the big prize for Libya's National Transitional Council, waiting for the coastal city to fall to officially declare liberation.
Most residents abandoned Sirte in the many weeks of fierce battles that raged there. Revolutionary forces have fought Gadhafi's men street by street, cornering the last vestiges of the old regime to that last district.
Gadhafi, wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, for alleged crimes against humanity has not been seen in public in months. Many believed he was hiding out in Sirte after rebel forces marched into Tripoli in August.
That report, however, could not be independently confirmed.
Horns blared and celebratory gunfire burst into the air in Tripoli.
"It's a great victory for the Libyan people," said Libyan Information Minister Mahmoud Shammam.
Gadhafi ruled Libya with an iron fist for 42 years. The mercurial leader came to power in a bloodless coup against King Idris in 1969, when he was just an army captain.
By the end of his rule, he claimed to be "King of Kings," a title he had a gathering of tribal leaders grant him in 2008.
But a February uprising evolved into civil war that resulted in ousting the strongman from power.
But whether Thursday turns out to be the biggest day in recent Libyan history was still uncertain. Statements made by representatives of Libya's new leadership in the past have not always turned out to be true.
Many were waiting for photographs as proof of Gadhafi's capture.
Earlier, anti-Gadhafi fighters said they had wrested control of the last holdout of loyalists in Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte. They said they were still battling pockets of resistance, but they were in control of the district.
Sirte has been the big prize for Libya's National Transitional Council, waiting for the coastal city to fall to officially declare liberation.
Most residents abandoned Sirte in the many weeks of fierce battles that raged there. Revolutionary forces have fought Gadhafi's men street by street, cornering the last vestiges of the old regime to that last district.
Gadhafi, wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, for alleged crimes against humanity has not been seen in public in months. Many believed he was hiding out in Sirte after rebel forces marched into Tripoli in August.
Gaddafi killed, died of wounds - NTC
Muammar Gaddafi (AFP Photo / Joseph Eid)
A senior NTC military official now claims Colonel Gaddafi has died of wounds sustained in his capture near Sirte. Earlier Gaddafi was captured and wounded in both legs.
The NTC says it will provide confirmation of Gaddafi's capture within hours.
But according to Reuters, Gaddafi was wounded and captured near Sirte upon trying to flee in a convoy which was attacked by NATO. NATO official says the Alliance is checking reports of Gadhafi's capture.
Holland’s prime minister however confirms Gaddafi’s detain.
A Libyan government fighter says Gaddafi was hiding in a hole in Sirte, shouting"don't shoot, don't shoot"
An NTC official says the head of Gaddafi's armed forces, Abu Bakr Younus Jabr, was killed during the capture of the Libyan ex-leader
Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has commented on the alleged capture of the former Libyan leader, saying that “Libyan people are to decide his fate.”
“We expect that there will be peace in Libya, and those who govern the state, will agree on the system of government,” Medvedev added.
The news come shortly after tne NTC forces took control over Gaddafi's home town of Sirte.
The NTC says it will provide confirmation of Gaddafi's capture within hours.
But according to Reuters, Gaddafi was wounded and captured near Sirte upon trying to flee in a convoy which was attacked by NATO. NATO official says the Alliance is checking reports of Gadhafi's capture.
Holland’s prime minister however confirms Gaddafi’s detain.
A Libyan government fighter says Gaddafi was hiding in a hole in Sirte, shouting"don't shoot, don't shoot"
An NTC official says the head of Gaddafi's armed forces, Abu Bakr Younus Jabr, was killed during the capture of the Libyan ex-leader
Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has commented on the alleged capture of the former Libyan leader, saying that “Libyan people are to decide his fate.”
“We expect that there will be peace in Libya, and those who govern the state, will agree on the system of government,” Medvedev added.
The news come shortly after tne NTC forces took control over Gaddafi's home town of Sirte.
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