Former Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi was killed in his home town of Sirte on Thursday, reports suggest.
According to reports, Gadhafi was hiding in a bunker with his head of security when they were attacked by National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters. Both of them were killed in the strike.
He (Gadhafi) was also hit in his head, National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid Mlegta told Reuters. There was a lot of firing against his group and he died.
An anti-Gadhafi fighter said the ousted ruler had been found hiding in a hole in the ground and had said Don't shoot, don't shoot to the men who grabbed him.
His capture followed within minutes of the fall of Sirte, a development that extinguished the last significant resistance by forces loyal to the deposed leader, Reuters reported.
Here are the pictures showing the fall of Sirte.
Gaddafi loyalists are taken prisoner by anti-Gaddafi fighters from the center of Sirte October 20, 2011.REUTERS/Thaier al-SudaniAnti-Gaddafi fighters celebrate the fall of Sirte October 20, 2011. Libyan interim government fighters captured Muammar Gaddafi's home town on Thursday, extinguishing the last significant resistance by forces loyal to the deposed leader and ending a two-month siege.REUTERS/Esam Al-FetoriAnti-Gaddafi fighters celebrate the fall of Sirte October 20, 2011.REUTERS/Thaier al-SudaniLibyans celebrate at Martyrs square in Tripoli October 20, 2011 after hearing the news that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was killed in Sirte. Gaddafi died in an attack by NTC fighters, a senior NTC official said on Thursday.REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyAnti-Gaddafi fighters celebrate the fall of Sirte in the town October 20, 2011. Libyan interim government fighters captured Muammar Gaddafi's home town on Thursday, extinguishing the last significant resistance by forces loyal to the deposed leader and ending a two-month siege. The capture of Sirte means Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) should now begin the task of forging a new democratic system which it had said it would start after the city, built as a showpiece for Gaddafi's rule, had fallen.REUTERS/Esam Al-FetoriAn anti-Gaddafi fighter celebrates the fall of Sirte in the town October 20, 2011. Libyan interim government fighters captured Muammar Gaddafi's home town on Thursday, extinguishing the last significant resistance by forces loyal to the deposed leader and ending a two-month siege. The capture of Sirte means Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) should now begin the task of forging a new democratic system which it had said it would start after the city, built as a showpiece for Gaddafi's rule, had fallen.REUTERS/Esam Al-FetoriLibyans celebrate at Martyrs square in Tripoli October 20, 2011 after hearing the news that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was killed in Sirte. Gaddafi died in an attack by NTC fighters, a senior NTC official said on Thursday.REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
