
Cairo - Libya's deposed leader Moamer Gaddafi was killed Thursday as he attempted to flee his hometown Sirte, the Free Libya TV reported.
Gaddafi’s body was found in the western part of Sirte after a gunbattle, added the television citing a revolutionary fighter loyal to the National Transitional Council. Meanwhile Libyans in many areas of the country took to the streets in jubilation Thursday as reports circulated that the deposed leader Moamer Gaddafi was captured in his hometown Sirte.
Women shouted traditional joy cries in Benghazi, Libya’s second biggest city as men shouted: "God is the Greatest" in jubilation.
Similar scenes were reported from the Libyan capital Tripoli, from which Gaddafi was forced to flee in late August. dpa raf mat Author: Ramadan Al-Fatash.
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