Libya's ex-leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has been killed after an assault on his birthplace of Sirte, officials say.
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| Al-Jazeera TV broadcast footage it says showed Col Gaddafi's body |
Acting Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril announced the death, and later said the colonel had been killed in a crossfire between Gaddafi loyalists and fighters from the transitional authorities.
He confirmed that Col Gaddafi had been taken alive, but died of bullet wounds minutes before reaching hospital.
Video footage suggests he was also dragged through the streets. Watch it below:
It is unclear from the footage, broadcast by al-Jazeera TV, whether he was alive or dead at the time.
US President Barack Obama said it was a "momentous day" for Libya, now that tyranny had fallen.
He said the country had a "long and winding road towards full democracy", but the US and other countries would stand behind Tripoli.
Col Gaddafi was toppled from power in August after 42 years in charge of the country.
Source (Photo and Video): BBC News
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