Aljazeera English is reporting that former Libyan Leader, Muammar Gaddafi has been killed as he tried to flee his hometown of Sirte.
Gaddafi was reportedly leaving Sirte in a 100-car convoy when he was shot and killed by fighters of the National Transitional Council.
Aljazeera quotes Libya national television as confirming the killing of the former leader.
A senior NTC official has said that Muammar Gaddafi died of his wounds after being captured near Sirte.
Earlier, Jamal abu-Shaalah, a field commander of NTC, told Al Jazeera that the toppled leader had been seized, but it was not clear whether he was dead or alive.
“He’s captured. He’s wounded in both legs … He’s been taken away by ambulance,” Abdel Majid, a senior NTC military official said.
Majid also said that Abu Bakr Younus Jabr, the head of Gaddafi’s armed forces, was killed during the capture of Gaddafi.
The news came shortly after NTC claimed capturing Sirte, Gaddafi’s hometown, after weeks of fighting.
NATO and the US state department said it cannot confirm the reports of Gaddafi’s death. Meanwhile in Benghazi, crowds gathered in the streets to start celebrating the reports of Gaddafi’s death.
Source: modernghana.com
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