The Death Of Muammar Gaddafi -- News Roundup

Don't Shoot! Dictator Begs For His Life After Being Dragged From A Drain. Seconds Later He Was Summarily Executed -- Daily Mail

* Gaddafi tried to flee in a convoy hit by American drone
* Vehicles were also shelled by Nato fighter jets...
* ... before being driven back to his compound in Sirte
* Gaddafi in final attempt to flee before final push by rebels
* 'Found in a hole' wearing military-style clothing, shouting 'Don't shoot'
* Rebel forces executed him in front of a baying mob
* His body was paraded through the streets of the city
* Eldest son Saif shot in leg in Sirte day before - some reports say he is dead
* Other son Mutassim confirmed killed in Sirte
* Barack Obama hails 'momentous day' in history of Libya

Colonel Gaddafi was executed by a frenzied mob of rebel fighters after pleading: 'Don't shoot, don't shoot!'

The final humiliation for the man who had so brutally ruled Libya for 42 years came when he was hauled from his hiding place in a sewer.

Shocking video clearly showed the broken 69-year-old tyrant was alive as fighters, waving their guns in the air, threw him on to the bonnet of a jeep.

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Gaddafi's Last Moments Before He Died -- News Roundup

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Muammar Gaddafi: How He Died -- BBC

Col Muammar Gaddafi died from bullet wounds some time after a failed attempt to escape from the fighters of the National Transitional Council (NTC), but the exact circumstances of his death are still emerging.

Attempt to escape Sirte

After the fall of Tripoli in August, Sirte remained one of the final pockets of loyalist resistance, in particular District 2 in the north-west of the city.

In the early hours of Thursday it appears that Col Gaddafi, accompanied by key loyalists, decided to attempt a breakout from District 2 in a convoy of vehicles.

This convoy, which included head of the army Abu Bakr Younis Jabr and Col Gaddafi's son Mutassim, attempted to fight its way through NTC (National Transitional Council) lines.

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Gaddafi's Burial Delayed

Gadhafi Burial Delayed As Death Circumstances Questioned -- Voice of America

Libyan officials say they will delay the burial of ex-leader Moammar Gadhafi as they investigate the circumstances of his death Thursday in his hometown Sirte. The United Nations Human Rights Commission is among those calling for a probe.

Questions of how and by whom Gadhafi was killed intehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifnsified Friday, even as many Libyans continued to celebrate that, no matter by what means, the longtime leader was gone and another milestone in their country's transformation had been reached.

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Libya delays burial plans for Muammar Gaddafi -- BBC
Libyans prepare to bury Gaddafi amid calls to investigate his death -- Washington Post
Battle over body delays Gadhafi's burial -- MSNBC
Libyan Leaders Appear to Wrangle Over Qaddafi Burial -- New York Times
Gadhafi body stashed in shopping center freezer -- Salt Lake Tribune
Gaddafi Dead: Body Kept In Freezer In Misrata Market (VIDEO) -- Huffington Post
Libyan leaders debate how to handle Gadhafi burial -- Globe and Mail
Gaddafi, in meat locker, still divides Libya -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Disquiet grows over how Kadhafi met his end -- Yahoo News/AFP

My Comment: My prediction .... before declaring liberation tomorrow and an end to the civil war .... Gaddafi will be buried. They will definitely not declare "liberation" as long as Gaddafi is above ground.

The Gaddafi Family: Who Is Dead, Wounded, In Hiding, Or Have Fled To Another Country

The Gaddafi family tree
A look at the whereabouts, relationships and former roles of the family of ousted leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi after his capture and death in his Libyan hometown of Sirte. (BBC)

Fall Of The Gaddafis: Eldest Son Saif Critically Injured And 'Captured Close To Tripoli' -- Daily Mail

* RAF blast leaves son Saif al-Islam fighting for his life
* He may have lost both arms after being hit by explosions
* Reports the former London student has been captured in Zlitan
* Could be heading through the desert towards Niger or Algeria
* Tried to agree deal on behalf of his father 10 days ago

Colonel Gaddafi’s favourite son Saif al-Islam has been captured close to Tripoli after suffering critical injuries in a bombing raid, officials claimed today.

The eldest son of the dead dictator and heir-apparent escaped the clan's final showdown in Sirte that claimed his father and brother Mutassim yesterday.

Today there were claims by rebels that he had been captured in Zlitan, 99 miles from Tripoli, while receiving treatment for his injuries. It was said that Saif, 39, had lost both of his arms after an explosion during clashes.

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My Comment: Reuters has also done a Gaddafi family list of who is dead, wounded, have fled, or in hiding.