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Commanders for Libya's transitional authorities say they have captured former Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.
"He's captured. He's wounded in both legs," National Transitional Council (NTC) official Abdel Majid told Reuters news agency. "He's been taken away by ambulance."
Muammar Gaddafi has been captured by revolutionary forces in Libya, it has been reported today.
Gaddafi and his family have been on the run since Nato and rebel forces started closing the net on Tripoli in mid-August.
The reports of Gaddafi's capture came on the same day that revolutionary forces said that they had taken control of Sirte - the leader's home town.
Initial reports from CNN and the revolutionary council said Gaddafi was in custody, while Al Jazeera reported that a ‘big fish’ had been caught but did not provide a name.
Sky News reported that Gaddafi had been wounded in both legs prior to his capture. He was wearing a military-style uniform.
A military official told Reuters via telephone: 'He's captured. He's wounded in both legs ... He's been taken away by ambulance.
It is not yet known whether Gaddafi was captured in Sirte.
Libya's transitional government forces have taken full control of the city - the last stronghold of Gaddafi loyalists.
Gaddafi's presence there would explain why fighting had been so intense in the past few weeks.
Originally posted by Toldyouso
reply to post by EvanB
Very convenient for them that he died isnt it?
Will he be dropped onto the ocean also???