Gaddafi is said to have died shortly after rebel fighters finally overran his loyalists defending the coastal town of Sirte - finally ending the last remnants of his 42 year hold on Libya.
Libyan National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid Mlegta said Gaddafi was captured and wounded in both legs at dawn today as he tried to flee in a convoy which NATO warplanes attacked.
“He was also hit in his head.” the official said. “There was a lot of firing against his group and he died.”
A man holds up what is thought to be Gaddafi's golden gun
A large concrete pipe where Gaddafi is thought to have been hiding
The area where Gaddafi was captured
Fighters celebrate the fall of Sirte
Sirte has been taken by the National Transitional Council
Colonel Gaddafi pictured in March
Celebrations of taking Sirte
Libyan Minister Mahmoud Shammam later confirmed that Gaddafi had been killed after he had personally spoken to fighters who said they saw the body.Gaddafi’s death - shortly after being seized by rebel attackers - has finally ended the last remnants of his 42 year hold on Libya.
But one of the deposed leader’s sons Mo’tassim Gaddafi, was said to have been captured alive in Sirte by forces of the National Transitional Council.
Al Arabiya TV later promised to broadcast images of Mo’tassim after his capture.
Many of Gaddafi’s inner-circle have died in recent months but today the final remaining power figures were either taken alive or killed in fighting.
Libyan National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid Mlegta said Gaddafi was captured and wounded in both legs at dawn as he tried to flee in a convoy which NATO warplanes attacked.
An anti-Gaddafi fighter prepares ammunition in the centre of Sirte
An image of Gaddafi next to a copy of the Economist among belongings in a Sirte house
Anti-Gaddafi fighters celebrate
Anti-Gaddafi fighters hug after the capture of Sirte
Fighters are jubilant
Anti-Gaddafi forces have been celebrating
An anti-Gaddafi fighter takes a break during clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces in Sirte
Anti-Gaddafi fighters celebrate the fall of Sirte
A fighter shoots into the air in celebration
A group of fighters celebrate
Anti-Gaddafi fighters celebrate in the back of a pick-up
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