[ 2011-10-20 ]

A screenshot of departed Gaddafi moments after he was killed

Libya's Gaddafi killed
The former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is dead,
according to National Transitional Council (NTC)
officials. Arabic network, Al Jazeera has acquired
exclusive footage of the body of Gaddafi after he
was killed in his hometown, Sirte on Thursday.

Abdul Hakim Belhaj, an NTC military chief, said
Gaddafi had died of his wounds after being
captured near Sirte.

The body of the former Libyan leader was taken to
a location which is being kept secret for security
reasons, an NTC official said.

"Gaddafi's body is with our unit in a car and we
are taking the body to a secret place for security
reasons," Mohamed Abdel Kafi, an NTC official in
the city of Misrata, told Reuters.
Earlier, Abdel Majid, another NTC official, said
the toppled leader had been wounded in both legs.


A photograph taken on a mobile phone appeared to
show Gaddafi heavily bloodied, but it was not
possible to confirm the authenticity of the
picture.

The news came shortly after the NTC captured
Sirte, Gaddafi's hometown, after weeks of
fighting.

"Thank God they have caught this person.
Another NTC commander said that Moussa Ibrahim,
former spokesman for Gaddafi's fallen government,
was captured near Sirte.

Abdul Hakim Al Jalil, commander of the 11th
brigade, also said he had seen the body of the
chief of Gaddafi's armed forces, Abu Bakr Younus
Jabr.

"I've seen him with my own eyes," he said and
showed Reuters a picture of Jabr's body.

"Moussa Ibrahim was also captured and both of them
were transferred to [our] operations room."
NATO and the US state department said they could
not confirm any reports. Meanwhile in Benghazi,
crowds gathered in the streets to start
celebrating the reports of Gaddafi's death.

Source - Al Jazeera

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