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Prime Minister-designate Abdurrahim al-Keib has spent much of his career in the US as an academic
First photo of Saif Gaddafi captured- Apparent injuries to his fingers.
Amateur video of Col Muammar Gaddafi shortly before he was shot dead
Friday Oct 22 5.46pm
Libya's National Transitional Council has delayed the burial for Muammar Gaddafi in order to arrange a secret location and allow for an investigation into his death, officials say. On Friday, as videos continued to surface showing the fugitive deposed leader being captured alive by a crowd of NTC fighters, the United Nations' human rights office called for an investigation into how he died. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reporting from the location of incident, recounts the moments that lead to his capture. .......................................................................................... 3.22pm
A grab from a video handed over to AFPTV by a National Transitional Council (NTC) fighter shows Mutassim Gaddafi, son of Muammar Gaddafi, drinking water and smoking a cigarette before his death in Sirte on October 20, 2011. [AFP] ........................................................................................ 3.21pm According to Libyan military officials, Saif al-Islam, the influential son of slain ruler Muammar Gaddafi, has been hospitalized after losing his arm ............................................................................................. 3.20pm This series of screegrabs from mobile phone video, provided by the AFP news agency, appears to show Gaddafi son Mutassim after his capture and before his death in Sirte on Thursday. Until now, the only images available of Mutassim showed his lifeless body, bearing a circular wound in his neck. In these images, his shirt appears to be covered in blood coming from a similar area. >>>> .................................................................................. 11.02am
Libyan authorities are planning a secret burial for ousted leader Col Muammar Gaddafi following his capture and death, the BBC understands. However, it appears there may be a delay in his burial, which under Islamic tradition should take place as soon as possible. Oil minister Ali Tarhouni told Reuters that Col Gaddafi's body may be kept "for a few days". Nato is expected to declare an end to its Libya campaign in the coming hours. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the death of Col Gaddafi meant Nato's military intervention in Libya had reached its conclusion. "Clearly the operation is coming to its end," he told reporters. Earlier, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said the Nato operation would end "subject to a few transitory measures in the week to come". They have said they will conduct a secret burial and there is some speculation that they might even try to bury him at sea, as al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was buried, to prevent any grave being turned into a shrine, she adds Mr Tarhouni told Reuters that Col Gaddafi's body - currently in Misrata - was not going to be released for burial immediately. "I told them to keep it in the freezer for a few days... to make sure that everybody knows he is dead," he said. Asked about the burial arrangements, he said: "There is no decision yet." .............................................................................................. 9.16am Al Jazeera speaks to some of the Libyan fighters as they recount how they fought, captured Muammar Gaddafi and how he was eventually killed after a clash broke out. The fighters had discovered his location from a member of his loyalists who surrendered earlier. He was discovered hiding a small group of people in a pipe before surrendering. ................................................................................... 9.13am Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the death of Muammar Gaddafi October 20, 2011 | Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the following remarks on the death of Muammar Gaddafi: “The Libyan National Transitional Council has confirmed the death of Muammar Gaddafi. “Gaddafi’s days are over. “Never again will he be in a position to support terrorism or to turn guns on his own citizens. “The Libyan people can finally turn the page on 42 years of vicious oppression, and continue their journey toward a better future. “At this time, I should like to say how proud we all are of the prominent role played by Canada’s Armed Forces. “In cooperation with our NATO and Striker Group allies, they upheld the UN mandate to defend innocent Libyans against the regime’s violence. “I should also like to commend Lieut. General Charles Bouchard of the Royal Canadian Air Force, who led the combined NATO military mission in Libya. “General Bouchard has served our country with great distinction. “I have recently spoken with General Bouchard, and our Government shall be speaking with our allies to prepare for the end of our military engagement in the next few days. “With the shadow of Gaddafi now lifted from their land, it is our hope that the Libyan people will find peace and reconciliation after this dark period in the life of their nation and we look forward to working with them. ..................................................................................................... 9.10am Residents of Tripoli celebrated the demise of former leader Muammar Gaddafi and the liberation of Libya throughout the night at Martyr's Square.
The images raise the question of how Mutassim, like his father, died after being captured alive.
Confirmed photograph of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after he was captured and killed by rebel fighters.
Thursday Oct 20 3.55pm Al Jazeera has acquired exclusive footage of the body of Muammar Gaddafi
after he was killed in his hometown, Sirte. .......................................................................................... 3.54pm The vice chairman of Libya's National Transitional Council confirmed that
ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi had been killed on Friday and said the interim government
would announce the liberation of Libya "within hours". .................................................................................. 3.53pm Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam is believed to be still at large in
Libya's desert, a member of the National Transitional Council said on Thursday after NTC
officials said the former Libyan leader had been found and killed. .............................................................................................. 2.36.pm Al Jazeera Arabic reported that Muammar Gaddafi was shot in the head after fighters surrounded the hole he was found hiding in. They then took him to Misrata. ...................................................................................... 2.35pm The body of Muammar Gaddafi is being taken to a location which is being kept secret for security reasons, a National Transitional Council official told Reuters on Thursday. Gaddafi died of wounds suffered fighters battling to complete an eight-month-old uprising against his rule overran his hometown Sirte, Libya's interim rulers said. "Gaddafi's body is with our unit in a car and we are taking the body to a secret place for security reasons," Mohamed Abdel Kafi, an NTC official in the city of Misrata told Reuters. ............................................................................... 2.34pm Muammar Gaddafi was killed in an attack by NTC forces, the Council's information minister Mahmoud Shammam told Reuters. The body of Muammar Gaddafi is being taken to a top secret location in Libya for security reasons, NTC official Mohamed Abdel Kafi told Reuters.
NATO aircraft struck two pro-Gaddafi military vehicles in the vicinity of Sirte, a spokesman for the alliance said. "At approximately 0830 local time (GMT+2) today, NATO aircraft struck two pro-Gaddafi forces military vehicles which were part of a larger group manoeuvring in the vicinity of Sirte," NATO spokesman Colonel Roland Lavoie said in a statement. ...................................................................................... 12.37pm A field leader for the Libyan fighters tells Al Jazeera Arabic that Muammar Gaddafi was arrested but it is not clear yet whether he is dead or alive. ........................................................................................ 12.35pm REUTERS - Deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been captured and wounded in both legs, National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid told Reuters on Thursday. "He's captured. He's wounded in both legs ... He's been taken away by ambulance," the senior NTC military official told Reuters by telephone. ......................................................................................... 12.34pm News Flash: Al Jazeera reports that a convoy of vehicles was on the run that included 100 cars heading towards Misrata city . There were reports that NATO Jets bombed it, and there were some clashes with the fighters on its way from Sirte to Misrata. .....................................................................................
NTC fighters take cover from sniper fire in Sirte on Friday.
Mutassim Gaddafi is an officer in his father's army and was a national security adviso Mystery over Libyan rebel guitarist
A tank joins the barrage on Sirte
TV crews captured NTC fighters advancing on the university area
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