Moammar Gadhafi killed by revolutionary forces
Moammar Gadhafi, who ruled Libya with a dictatorial grip for 42 years until he was ousted by his own people in an uprising that turned into a bloody civil war, was killed today when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after his regime fell. The 69-year-old Gadhafi is the first leader to be killed in the Arab Spring wave of popular uprisings that swept the Midde East
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In this undated 1969 photo, Col. Moammar Gadhafi , right, salutes as he appears with Egypt’s Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser, left, in Suez, Egypt.
Farouk Ibrahim Associated Press
In this March 8, 1977 photo Cuba Leader Fidel Castro sits with Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli. A U.S. official says Libya’s new government has told the United States that Moammar Gadhafi is dead. The official said Libya’s Transitional National Council informed U.S. officials in Libya of the development Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.
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In this Feb. 5, 2001 photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi listens to questions during a news conference in Tripoli.
Amr Nabil Associated Press
In this Wednesday, March 2, 2011 file photo, Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi is seen through a television camera viewfinder as he speaks in Tripoli, Libya.
Ben Curtis, File Associated Press
In this April 10, 2011 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi waves at his supporters people in Tripoli, Libya.
Pier Paolo Cito, File Associated Press
Libyan rebel fighters fire their machine guns toward loyalist positions down town Sirte, Libya, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Libyan revolutionary forces fought building by building Wednesday against the final pocket of resistance in Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown-the last major city in Libya to have been under the control of forces loyal to the fugitive leader.
Manu Brado Associated Press
The wreckage of burnt vehicles from a convoy of pro-Gadhafi fighters trying flee the town of Sirte, Lybia, lie on the edge of town Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.
David Sperry Associated Press
Bodies of suspected Gadhafi loyalists are seen outside the tunnels where Moammar Gadhafi is claimed to have been found in, in Sirte, Libya, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.
David Sperry Associated Press
Revolutionary Libyan fighters inspect the tunnels where Moammar Gadhafi is claimed to have been found in, in Sirte, Libya, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.
David Sperry Associated Press
This video frame grab image taken from Libyan TV, purports to show former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi alive and surrounded by revolutionary fighters in Libya, Thursday Oct. 20, 2011. Arab satellite TV stations have broadcast the video showing Gadhafi captured alive by revolutionary forces. The video shows a wounded Gadhafi with a blood-soaked shirt and bloodied face leaning up against the hood of a truck and restrained by fighters. They then push him toward another car, as he shouts and struggles against them.
Libyan TV Associated Press
This video frame grab image taken from Libyan TV, purports to show former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi alive and surrounded by revolutionary fighters in Libya, Thursday Oct. 20, 2011. Arab satellite TV stations have broadcast the video showing Gadhafi captured alive by revolutionary forces. The video shows a wounded Gadhafi with a blood-soaked shirt and bloodied face leaning up against the hood of a truck and restrained by fighters. They then push him toward another car, as he shouts and struggles against them.
Libyan TV Associated Press
This video frame grab image taken from Libyan TV, purports to show former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi alive and surrounded by revolutionary fighters in Libya, Thursday Oct. 20, 2011. Arab satellite TV stations have broadcast the video showing Gadhafi captured alive by revolutionary forces. The video shows a wounded Gadhafi with a blood-soaked shirt and bloodied face leaning up against the hood of a truck and restrained by fighters. They then push him toward another car, as he shouts and struggles against them.
Libyan TV Associated Press
This image from video broadcast on Al-Arabiya television is said to show Moammar Gadhafi in Sirte, Libya, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. Libya’s information minister said Gadhafi was killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell. Amid the fighting, a NATO airstrike blasted a fleeing convoy that fighters said was carrying Gadhafi.
Al-Arabiya TV Associated Press
Revolutionary fighters celebrate the capture of Sirte, Libya, Thusday, Oct. 20, 2011.
Manu Brabo Associated Press
Mohammed al-Babi holds a golden pistol he says belonged to Moammar Gadhafi in Sirte, Libya, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.
Manu Brabo Associated Press
Libyans react to Moammar Gadhafi’s death in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.
Abdel Magid al-Fergany Associated Press
Captured suspected Gadhafi loyalists are loaded onto a truck in Sirte, Libya, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.
Manu Brabo Associated Press
Libyans react to Moammar Gadhafi’s death in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.
Abdel Magid al-Fergany Associated Press
A revolutionary fighter celebrates in the captured town of Sirte, Libya, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.
Manu Brabo Associated Press