Muammar Gaddafi 'killed' in gun battle

Reports say that toppled leader and the head of his armed forces have
both been killed, following the fall of Sirte.

Last Modified: 20 Oct 2011 12:19

A senior NTC official has said that Muammar Gaddafi has died of his
wounds after being captured near Sirte.

Another NTC commander said that Moussa Ibrahim, former spokesman for
Muammar Gaddafi's fallen government, was also captured near the Sirte.

Abdul Hakim Al Jalil, commander of the 11th brigade, also said he had
seen the body of the chief of Gaddafi's armed forces, Abu Bakr Younus
Jabr.

"I've seen him with my own eyes," he said and showed Reuters a picture
of Jabr's body.

"Moussa Ibrahim was also captured and both of them were transferred to
(our) operations room."

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.

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.

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