Deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has died of wounds suffered in his capture near his hometown of Sirte, according to a senior National Transitional Council military official and a government minister.
"He was killed in an attack by the fighters. There is footage of that," the NTC's information minister, Mahmoud Shammam, told Reuters.
The military official, Abdel Majid Mlegta, told Reuters that Gadhafi was taken at dawn on Thursday as he tried to flee in a convoy that NATO warplanes had attacked.
"There was a lot of firing against his group and he died," said Mlegta.
Western powers, who have backed the rebellion which took the capital Tripoli two months ago, said they were still checking into the reports. NATO said its aircraft fired on a convoy near Sirte earlier, but would not confirm reports that Gadhafi had been a passenger.
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I love how NBC has Special Report themes for every one of its shows - all red-themed and much more serious. Pretty cool!
jakeroot2 3 months ago
now..CASTRO!
crazydtfan 3 months ago
I was the first person to hear this news in my school when it broke.
FirstShirtBeastblood 3 months ago
Was that Howard Reig's voice?
HectorJW2007 3 months ago
Next is meles zenawi of Ethiopia
aandytax 4 months ago
I woke up and turend on CNN and saw this and i waited today on nbc to see if a special report came up. lul
gman3674 4 months ago
Yup I confirm, that's him.
wintersnoob 4 months ago
burn in hell gaddafi
FloydEntertainment 4 months ago
didn't want to show Bin laden Dead but you show this all over T.V SMH
recount09 4 months ago