Thursday, October 20, 2011
Col Muammar Gaddaffi Dead
Col Muammar Gaddaffi Dead
Muammar Gaddafi was killed on Thursday (Oct 20,2011) near Sirte Libya
Details of the death near Sirte of the fallen strongman were hazy but it was announced by several officials of the National Transitional Council (NTC) and backed up by a photograph of a bloodied face ringed by familiar, Gaddafi-style curly hair.
With a final declaration of the country's "liberation" from 42 years of one-man rule apparently imminent, and crowds firing in the air and dancing in the streets of Tripoli and Benghazi, Libyan television said NTC chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil was about to address the nation.
Al Jazeera has acquired exclusive footage of the body of Muammar Gaddafi after he was killed in his hometown, Sirte. Abdul Hakim Belhaj, an NTC military chief, said Gaddafi had died of his wounds after being captured near Sirte on Thursday. The body of the former Libyan leader was taken to a location which is being kept secret for security reasons, an NTC official said.
Video or celebrations in Tripoli
Related Links:
Moments of Battle for Libya
Photo gallery of Gaddaffi Era
Details of the death near Sirte of the fallen strongman were hazy but it was announced by several officials of the National Transitional Council (NTC) and backed up by a photograph of a bloodied face ringed by familiar, Gaddafi-style curly hair.
With a final declaration of the country's "liberation" from 42 years of one-man rule apparently imminent, and crowds firing in the air and dancing in the streets of Tripoli and Benghazi, Libyan television said NTC chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil was about to address the nation.
Al Jazeera has acquired exclusive footage of the body of Muammar Gaddafi after he was killed in his hometown, Sirte. Abdul Hakim Belhaj, an NTC military chief, said Gaddafi had died of his wounds after being captured near Sirte on Thursday. The body of the former Libyan leader was taken to a location which is being kept secret for security reasons, an NTC official said.
Video or celebrations in Tripoli
Related Links:
Moments of Battle for Libya
Photo gallery of Gaddaffi Era
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