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Kadhafi captured: Dead or Alive Unconfirmed?Tripoli (AFP) Oct 20, 2011 Ousted Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has been killed, the country's new government claimed today. The tyrant who terrorized his country over 42 years of despotic rule was cornered by NTC troops in his home town of Sirte, where Gadhafi had been born in 1942 - and the last hold out for his dwindling band of supporters. The National Transition Council said that its fighters found and shot Gadhafi in Sirte, which finally fell to the rebels today after weeks of fighting. Word of Gadhafi's death has triggered celebrations across Libya. The White House and NATO said they were unable to confirm reports of his death. ... read more |
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