:00:13. > :00:20.Libyan government forces claim that they've driven out Gaddafi
:00:20. > :00:22.loyalists from Sirte - their last major stronghold. There've been
:00:22. > :00:32.wild celebrations on the frontline but interim authorities remain
:00:32. > :00:38.
:00:38. > :00:45.cautious and say that Sirte is Welcome to GMT. I'm Naga Munchetty.
:00:45. > :00:48.Also in the programme: The Greek parliament prepares to pass the
:00:48. > :00:56.latest raft of austerity measures as protests continue on day two of
:00:56. > :01:01.a general strike. 100 Years On from an epic and
:01:01. > :01:07.tragic adventure, we look back on the expedition of Captain Scott to
:01:07. > :01:09.the Antarctic. It's midday here in London, 7:00am in Washington and
:01:09. > :01:12.1:00pm in Libya where forces of the country's national transitional
:01:12. > :01:21.council are claiming victory in Sirte, Colonel Gaddafi's home town
:01:21. > :01:29.and the scene of a last stand by his supporters. We have also heard
:01:29. > :01:33.that Colonel Gadaffi, rumoured, has been captured in the town of Sirte.
:01:33. > :01:38.There are also rumours that he has been injured, his legs have been
:01:38. > :01:44.injured. And national transitional council officials have mentioned
:01:44. > :01:49.two various news agencies that he had been captured. We are trying to
:01:49. > :01:51.confirm this with correspondence on the ground. Let's go to our
:01:51. > :01:58.correspondent in Tripoli where there are wild celebrations being
:01:58. > :02:04.heard. That is right, the news has reached Tripoli, and you can hear
:02:04. > :02:08.some of the noises around May, people tooting their car horns and
:02:08. > :02:13.we have had quite a bit of celebratory gunfire even though
:02:13. > :02:16.there has been a religious edict to ban that. People should not fire
:02:16. > :02:22.guns in celebration because people have been wooed in and killed in
:02:22. > :02:26.that kind of firing. -- wounded and killed. The news is filtering
:02:26. > :02:31.through here. We are waiting to see evidence of this, but if it has
:02:31. > :02:35.happened and Sirte has fallen and Colonel Gadaffi has been captured
:02:36. > :02:40.today it will be an extraordinary victory for the new authorities,
:02:40. > :02:46.even capturing Sirte would be a hugely significant milestone.
:02:46. > :02:51.Colonel Gaddafi's home town, his birthplace, but village he turned
:02:51. > :02:55.into his second capital. N T C officials think he was hiding
:02:55. > :03:01.somewhere in the desert and believed he might still be in Libya.
:03:01. > :03:05.He said many times he would fight to the end and not lead his country.
:03:05. > :03:12.And if the announcements are true, and there is a bit of celebratory
:03:12. > :03:18.gunfire there, then a hugely important day for the newly beer.
:03:18. > :03:22.People are already celebrating. -- for the new Libya. You have spent a
:03:22. > :03:29.lot of time in Libya and the celebrations do seem rather wild
:03:29. > :03:34.and very prominent. We have heard rumours, 10 a penny throughout the
:03:34. > :03:38.conflict, but have you ever seen celebrations that makes this seem
:03:38. > :03:42.more like rumour and speculation and is close to being confirmed?
:03:42. > :03:46.I'm afraid it was hard to hear you but you are asking about the scale
:03:46. > :03:53.of the celebrations. There was a lot of gunfire last week and there
:03:53. > :03:59.were rumours that Colonel Gaddafi's son, his national security adviser,
:03:59. > :04:05.had been captured, but the capture of Muammar Gaddafi himself, the man
:04:05. > :04:09.who ruled this country for 42 years and the overthrow of his
:04:09. > :04:14.dictatorship which caused so much blood to flow in Libya would be
:04:14. > :04:20.hugely significant. Whether they have not yet seen the evidence for
:04:20. > :04:26.it is true, the Libyans here are celebrating already. Caroline,
:04:26. > :04:28.thank you very much. I know you will be chasing the story up. We
:04:28. > :04:33.have our World Affairs Correspondent here with us. Mark,
:04:33. > :04:39.this is an interesting scene. As I mentioned, rumours are 10 a penny.
:04:39. > :04:42.It is easy to get carried away, but it seems there is evidence with the
:04:42. > :04:46.National Transitional Council saying this is the case.
:04:46. > :04:50.correspondent is trying to confirm it as we speak, but we already have
:04:50. > :04:56.to news agencies independently reporting quoting different
:04:56. > :05:00.officials that Gaddafi has been captured and they are both saying
:05:00. > :05:05.that he has been wounded. One saying badly wounded, another
:05:05. > :05:09.saying he has been wounded in both legs. Both of the news agencies are
:05:09. > :05:12.telling the same story and quoting the council officials. But there
:05:12. > :05:18.have been false alarms in the past then we will have to wait a few
:05:18. > :05:22.more minutes to get confirmation and possibly even pictures.
:05:22. > :05:27.might cloud will clarify the picture, but one National
:05:27. > :05:32.Transitional Council said the head of the armed forces has been killed
:05:32. > :05:39.during the capture of the Libyan leader. He was never going to be an
:05:39. > :05:42.easy capture, and he did foul to stand until the last. If this has
:05:42. > :05:45.happened to a Mac -- in Sirte there has been prolonged fighting there
:05:45. > :05:48.and it would explain if he was there and had been captured it
:05:48. > :05:51.would explain why the fighting was so fierce and why these guys have
:05:51. > :05:55.held out so long. On the other hand they may have held out so long
:05:55. > :06:01.because they feared for their own lives as well. We are in the realms
:06:01. > :06:08.of speculation. But with the speculation, let's assume that it
:06:08. > :06:12.is fact. If he has been captured one of our report is is at the
:06:12. > :06:18.hospital where it is understood Gaddafi has been taken and I bring
:06:18. > :06:23.this news 2 as we get it, but the troops there are saying that he has
:06:23. > :06:30.been taken to Misrata and they also claim to have possession of some of
:06:30. > :06:38.his things, including his Golden Gun. The future of Gaddafi, they
:06:38. > :06:40.hope, I suppose that he gets a fair trial. Is this likely from the
:06:40. > :06:44.National Transitional Council with the world watching? There has been
:06:44. > :06:49.talk of a trial, the let's concentrate on what is happening
:06:49. > :06:51.now for the time being. If it is the case he was taken to hospital
:06:51. > :06:55.then somewhere else, that would be logical because they would really
:06:55. > :06:59.want to ensure his physical security, not only because they
:06:59. > :07:09.want to capture him but perhaps because they do not want others to
:07:09. > :07:09.
:07:10. > :07:15.attack him or be accused of killing him without a trial. And I'm sure
:07:15. > :07:17.that is what is taking place. Reuters now reporting that the
:07:17. > :07:21.Russian President Medvedev are saying that the Libyan people
:07:21. > :07:28.should decide the fate of Gadaffi. There has been talk that they
:07:28. > :07:31.should be trial in the Hague and indictments for a trial at the
:07:31. > :07:34.International Criminal Court, but the wide and handsome -- National
:07:34. > :07:37.Transitional Council have been going about having a nationalist
:07:37. > :07:45.agenda and perhaps have a trial in their own country maybe they want
:07:45. > :07:48.to do that. But that will just prolong the instability, and
:07:48. > :07:54.certainly the dangers are there if you hold a trial in the country
:07:54. > :08:00.because it is sometimes easier to have the trial at the Hague. All of
:08:00. > :08:04.this is still speculation. Just to bring you more information we are
:08:04. > :08:07.hearing from a National Transitional Council Television
:08:07. > :08:13.that Colonel Gadaffi was captured with his son. Not surprising that
:08:13. > :08:16.some family members would be with him. Yes, some of his children have
:08:16. > :08:22.escaped to neighbouring countries. It was rumoured that one of his
:08:22. > :08:27.sons was with him. It would make sense if there was a final redoubt
:08:27. > :08:33.that they would be together and perhaps they have now been captured.
:08:33. > :08:36.Does this now draw a line, if he has been captured, under Gaddafi's
:08:36. > :08:42.presence in Libya, and how much of a difference will we see in the
:08:42. > :08:48.country as it moves forward? It was crucial from their point of view
:08:48. > :08:52.that they should capture him. Not only was he giving statements to
:08:52. > :08:57.television and radio stations, some of them based in Syria which were
:08:57. > :09:01.broadcast back in thereby making it clear that he did not control the
:09:01. > :09:06.whole situation, there was that aspect and also the fact that
:09:06. > :09:11.Colonel Gaddafi has many supporters in Libya. He ruled for 40 years and
:09:11. > :09:17.distributed a lot of oil money with largesse and did generate a lot of
:09:17. > :09:20.enthusiasm amongst some people. So that also has to be dealt with.
:09:20. > :09:25.Let's recap what we have been hearing, but his muse is flooding
:09:25. > :09:31.in. I will leave it with you, but we have heard that Colonel Gaddafi
:09:31. > :09:35.has been captured. There are two independent news agencies, the
:09:35. > :09:37.French news agency, and Reuters, both quoting officials of the
:09:37. > :09:41.National Transitional Council as saying that Colonel Gaddafi has
:09:41. > :09:48.been captured. We have not been able to confirm this from BBC
:09:48. > :09:50.sources, but our correspondence on the job, obviously. Both of these
:09:50. > :09:55.agencies are saying that Colonel Gaddafi has been injured, one that
:09:55. > :10:00.he has been injured badly in both legs. Mark, thank you very much.
:10:00. > :10:02.You will be keeping across this as the news develops. Libyan
:10:03. > :10:07.television is broadcasting that Colonel Gadaffi has been captured.
:10:07. > :10:17.We can bring you this with translation as it is being
:10:17. > :10:21.
:10:21. > :10:27.In the name of God, and we thank God Almighty, guard who has made
:10:27. > :10:31.the rebels victorious, the Libyan people victorious, and today
:10:31. > :10:35.without any doubt he is in the hands of the rebels. Colonel
:10:35. > :10:42.Gaddafi is in the hands of the rebels. This is an exclusive report
:10:42. > :10:52.we are bringing you. These brave rebels that have achieved victory,
:10:52. > :10:54.
:10:54. > :10:59.they have made the liberation of Tripoli, and the 20th is the
:10:59. > :11:06.liberation of Sirte. We have captured Gaddafi. Libya is joyous.
:11:06. > :11:12.Libya is celebrating. Libya is giving a lesson to all of those who
:11:12. > :11:15.want to learn. I salute you, rebels. I salute the revolutionaries who
:11:15. > :11:23.have captured this criminal, this criminal who has killed the mothers
:11:23. > :11:31.of the martyrs. This is your day. You have sacrificed your youth,
:11:31. > :11:36.your son's for the liberty of Libya. All of our mothers will be joyful
:11:36. > :11:42.and happy. I cannot find the necessary words to express what I
:11:42. > :11:47.feel. This is not a news item, this is a happening we are in --
:11:47. > :11:53.reporting. For 40 years the country has been bleeding and has been
:11:53. > :11:59.depressed and suffering, and nobody was trying to heal our wombs except
:12:00. > :12:05.the rebels who took to the streets on 17th February, and today they
:12:05. > :12:11.have achieved the victory, I repeat, victory. They have captured this
:12:11. > :12:17.criminal who had destroyed this country. And despite all of the
:12:17. > :12:21.distraction, he actually pillaged the country. We saw on 17th
:12:21. > :12:26.February how heat destroyed and pillage, and today, ladies and
:12:26. > :12:29.gentlemen, we will try to convey to you the happiness of our people.
:12:29. > :12:34.That was a recording as the statement was given on Libyan
:12:34. > :12:39.television. It was an emotional broadcast, not surprisingly. That
:12:39. > :12:43.takes us a step further. We are now seen for ourselves the officials
:12:43. > :12:47.going publicly on Libyan TV saying they have captured Colonel Gaddafi
:12:47. > :12:52.and that Sirte has been, in their words, liberated, describing
:12:52. > :12:56.Colonel Gaddafi as a criminal who has pillaged the country. But many
:12:56. > :13:02.people in Libya will not quite believe this until they see a
:13:02. > :13:06.picture of Colonel Gadaffi himself for some clear evidence. They are
:13:06. > :13:09.already celebrating on the streets of Tripoli. We could see that from
:13:10. > :13:14.a colleague in Tripoli and there will horns going off, as you would
:13:14. > :13:20.expect. These are live pictures, and at the celebrations still going
:13:20. > :13:24.on all around. Absolutely. Many Libyans will still be waiting to
:13:24. > :13:28.see that picture of Colonel Gaddafi and if the television crustacean is
:13:28. > :13:31.correct, and it seems inconceivable they would go on air saying
:13:31. > :13:36.anything -- the national television station. He would be very bad for
:13:36. > :13:42.the credibility of the National to transitional council, and now they
:13:42. > :13:46.are waiting for pictures. We can speak in Tripoli to the Libyan
:13:46. > :13:50.national transitional council spokesman. Obviously, the news is
:13:50. > :13:57.coming through in the last hour or so. Can you tell me what you have
:13:57. > :14:03.heard and what she can confirm? what you can confirm? We are not
:14:03. > :14:06.sure it has been liberated, and it is a great day for the people
:14:06. > :14:12.waiting for this liberation and people are celebrating not only the
:14:12. > :14:19.liberation of Sirte, but also about some reports that the big fish has
:14:19. > :14:22.been captured in Sirte and moved it to Misrata. We are waiting for
:14:22. > :14:27.confirmation from the National Transitional Council in Benghazi.
:14:27. > :14:35.Before that, we cannot confirm that Muammar Gaddafi or any other of the
:14:35. > :14:39.big fish have been arrested and moved to Misrata. Some local and
:14:39. > :14:43.radio news is saying that, but we need confirmation, and that will
:14:43. > :14:49.come from the National Transitional Council in Benghazi. Let's break
:14:49. > :14:52.the story down a little bit. Do you know of the events that led to this
:14:52. > :15:01.speculated capture? Where it could have happened and who actually
:15:01. > :15:05.The audio is very bad, could you repeat the question? Can you give
:15:06. > :15:13.detail of who captured Colonel Gaddafi and in what nature he was
:15:14. > :15:22.taken? The news that Gaddafi was captured when he was trying to flee
:15:22. > :15:26.from Sirte and motorcade and move immediately to Misrata. This is
:15:26. > :15:32.that I cannot confirm, but it is very big speculation everywhere in
:15:32. > :15:42.Tripoli about that. We talk to some people in Misrata and in Sirte and
:15:42. > :15:45.we have almost one story identical. But as we know, the real news is
:15:45. > :15:49.transferring through the proper channels to the NTC in Benghazi,
:15:49. > :15:54.who are meeting now, and they will come up with a statement of
:15:54. > :16:02.clarification to what happened exactly. The celebration in Tripoli
:16:02. > :16:09.started and we like to caution people to be careful, not to use
:16:09. > :16:13.their guns properly and to celebrate in a civilised way. Are
:16:13. > :16:16.asking everybody to wait for the official statement from Mustafa
:16:16. > :16:22.Abdul Jalil, either to confirm or deny the news. This is the proper
:16:22. > :16:26.way to do. I agree that you are being cautious about the news flow,
:16:26. > :16:30.but I understand that Libyan television is now reporting that
:16:30. > :16:39.Colonel Gaddafi has been killed and his body is being take ton Misrata.
:16:39. > :16:44.Have you heard anything of that? heard such a news, and I said there
:16:44. > :16:49.are various scenarios about that. I am repeating again, we would like
:16:49. > :16:53.to learn from our past lessons. We did some mistakes, jumped to
:16:53. > :16:58.conclusions early in the past. We don't like to do it this time.
:16:58. > :17:01.understand it is noisy where you are, I appreciate you persevering
:17:01. > :17:06.with us. Can you give any information on the nature of the
:17:06. > :17:12.injuries Colonel Gaddafi may have sustained? I don't have this
:17:12. > :17:17.information. There is some speculation also about the killing
:17:17. > :17:24.of the head of the military in Libya. I cannot confirm that. There
:17:24. > :17:31.is many news coming from the Sirte generals, the sudden collapse of
:17:31. > :17:36.the town centre as was a little bit surprising. It was a furious
:17:36. > :17:46.resistance in the last few days. Suddenly our people were able to
:17:46. > :17:55.assert themselves and control in a few hours We'd like to see this
:17:55. > :17:59.force of the revelation. We have to wait for the confirmation. Have you
:17:59. > :18:04.spoken to any international leaders? We have heard from various
:18:04. > :18:14.international leaders commenting on the speculation, have you informed
:18:14. > :18:15.
:18:15. > :18:24.any of the NATO involved countries? It was some reports in the morning
:18:24. > :18:30.that NATO are hitting some targets in Sirte and around Sirte and that
:18:30. > :18:36.strikes might result in something, we cannot confirm it. I think you
:18:36. > :18:39.have the spokesman of the NATO and he can confirm if they were helping
:18:39. > :18:43.any way. Can you tell me if Colonel Gaddafi is still alive, there is
:18:44. > :18:52.speculation, I repeat, that he has been killed, if he is alive, what
:18:52. > :18:57.would be your plan ou next? -- next? The next is the official
:18:57. > :19:02.statement from the NTC of his capture. I'm sure some question
:19:02. > :19:08.will be answered and that occasion. One of them that we are agree on,
:19:08. > :19:12.in the past, and we will confirm it again, that we are giving not
:19:12. > :19:22.Colonel Gaddafi, but everybody will get a fair trial, that Gaddafi
:19:22. > :19:27.never gave to our people. We are going to give him a fair trial.
:19:27. > :19:33.We'd like very much to trial Gaddafi and his associates inside
:19:33. > :19:40.the Libya, by the Libyan justice system. We're going to do that.
:19:40. > :19:45.Would he be tried in Libya? Would that be a safe option? Repeat the
:19:45. > :19:51.question, please? Would he be tried in Libya? Would you be concerned
:19:51. > :19:57.about security? I think we're going to give him fair trial. It will be
:19:57. > :20:02.under the observation of the organisation. We are not going to
:20:02. > :20:07.try him in closed doors. We will try him in public. We are going to
:20:07. > :20:12.guarantee him all the necessity, all the guarantees, the law
:20:12. > :20:18.guarantees that are given to any, to anybody. We'd like very much to
:20:18. > :20:23.try him in Libya and the Libyan people will see -- say the final
:20:23. > :20:29.word of his fate. Who are you waiting for? Who is giving you the
:20:30. > :20:35.information to confirm that Colonel Gaddafi has been captured? I got it
:20:35. > :20:40.from several sources. As I said, many times, that I cannot confirm
:20:40. > :20:44.any of these reports, but it's strong speculation from different
:20:44. > :20:48.various agencies, NTC people are talking to each other now. They are
:20:48. > :20:54.talking to the revolutionary forces. They are talking to the military
:20:54. > :20:59.and civil leadership in Misrata to verify the reports and to make sure
:20:59. > :21:05.that everything will be under control. In a few hours, we're
:21:05. > :21:11.going to have an official statement that will explain everything and
:21:11. > :21:18.confirm or deny speculation. You do expect to give a statement in a
:21:18. > :21:21.matter of hours? Yes. I'm expecting that in a few hours, it will be a
:21:21. > :21:26.statement. Can you also tell me, when it comes to the position of
:21:26. > :21:33.Sirte, have you had confirmation that Gaddafi loyalists have been
:21:33. > :21:40.completely driven out of the town? No, I cannot confirm any of this.
:21:40. > :21:44.OK. Speaking on behalf of the National Transitional Council,
:21:44. > :21:46.thank you very much for bringing us up to date. We appreciate your
:21:46. > :21:51.persevering through all the noise where you are. Thank you very much
:21:51. > :21:56.for giving us the latest. Thank you.
:21:56. > :21:59.Well obviously, the NTC is still being very, very cautious about
:21:59. > :22:04.confirming or denying that Colonel Gaddafi has been captured or, in
:22:04. > :22:08.fact, with the latest rumours, that he has actually died and his body
:22:08. > :22:12.being transported to Misrata. Mark, you were listening in there,
:22:12. > :22:16.understandable caution. Absolutely. It's very interesting that the
:22:16. > :22:19.official spokesman of the NTC would be so cautious and careful. They've
:22:19. > :22:22.had their fingers burnt before. This is the big one, of course.
:22:22. > :22:25.This is the one on which their credibility has been in doubt over
:22:25. > :22:28.the last few months, because they haven't been able to capture
:22:28. > :22:31.Colonel Gaddafi and, of course, once they have got him and indeed,
:22:31. > :22:35.some reports saying that he's been killed, though we can't confirm
:22:35. > :22:37.either of those for the time being, this is the big one. They want
:22:38. > :22:41.their credibility to be in tact. They're being very careful. That's
:22:41. > :22:46.the official spokesman for the NTC. We brought up the question of a
:22:46. > :22:50.trial, if he were alive. He was also quite resolute, it seemed,
:22:50. > :22:55.that it would happen in Libya and security -- Libya and security
:22:55. > :22:59.would not be a problem. Yes, other countries, for example, Liberia,
:22:59. > :23:04.the former leader there, they decide today would be too dangerous
:23:04. > :23:08.to have the trial in the local area. They spent him for trial in The
:23:08. > :23:11.Hague. There, the security could be guaranteed. The politics of the
:23:11. > :23:15.country wouldn't have been churned up, as it's bound to be as
:23:15. > :23:20.revelations take place in a trial, if one takes place. Yes, the
:23:20. > :23:24.official spokesman for the NTC was very clear. He said if he's alive,
:23:24. > :23:28.he'll be tried in Libya. He'll be given all the rights that should be
:23:29. > :23:32.accorded to such a trial. He'll get a fair trial. But it will be in
:23:32. > :23:36.Libya. He was absolutely clear about that. That's interesting.
:23:36. > :23:41.Also we spoke about how actually, let me bring this news, there's
:23:41. > :23:46.been reported on Reuters, Libya's Colonel Gaddafi dies of wounds
:23:46. > :23:49.suffered in capture near Sirte. This is a senior National
:23:49. > :23:53.Transitional Council military official that has spoken to Reuters,
:23:53. > :23:57.to be clear. We were just speaking to a spokesman who couldn't confirm
:23:57. > :24:01.he had either been captured or wound. We did hear reports that he
:24:01. > :24:05.had been wounded in both legs. We did also hear reports that one of
:24:05. > :24:11.his sons and one of his leaders had been captured, one of his leaders
:24:11. > :24:15.had been killed. If this is true, Mark, if we can believe these
:24:15. > :24:21.reports, that Gaddafi has died of these wound, it's drawn a line
:24:21. > :24:24.under the conflict so far and marks a new beginning for the NTC and the
:24:24. > :24:28.future of Libya. If Gaddafi has died, it certainly marks the
:24:28. > :24:32.beginning of a new phase. That's for certain. Because it means that
:24:32. > :24:36.the NTC now have effective control of the whole country. Thank you
:24:36. > :24:41.very much. Let me just recap what has happened in the last hour. We
:24:41. > :24:45.have had news that Colonel Gaddafi, the former leader of Libya, has
:24:45. > :24:48.been captured. There are latest rumours he has died of wounds
:24:48. > :24:54.sustained in that capture near Sirte. He was reportedly had wounds
:24:54. > :24:57.in his legs. The report now is that he has died on the way to Misrata.
:24:57. > :25:07.Of course, we will bring you the very latest, stay with us on BBC
:25:07. > :25:10.
:25:10. > :25:15.Welcome to BBC News. The now continuing coverage of the
:25:15. > :25:20.situation in Libya. What you are seeing now is a live shock of the
:25:20. > :25:24.city of Sirte. NTC commanders saying that the city has fallen
:25:24. > :25:31.after a two manufacture month siege. Troops are manning roadblocks
:25:31. > :25:34.outside the city. They say there has been an attempt at mass break
:25:34. > :25:39.out by pro-Gaddafi forces. Even more significantly, in the past
:25:39. > :25:44.half hour or so, many reports from Libya that we cannot confirm for
:25:44. > :25:49.you, that Colonel Gaddafi has been captured in Sirte or near Sirte. We
:25:49. > :25:53.can tell you that Libyan state television is reporting this, that
:25:53. > :25:58.a local commander of the anti- Gaddafi forces says the Colonel was
:25:58. > :26:02.shot in both legs, but just to tell you, other reports saying he is
:26:02. > :26:09.being treated in hospital, before being taken to the western city of
:26:09. > :26:12.Misrata. As Naga was mentioning, Reuters also reporting one NTC
:26:12. > :26:16.commander saying that Colonel Gaddafi may possibly have died. We
:26:16. > :26:20.cannot confirm these reports for you. Differing reports coming out
:26:20. > :26:26.from Libya, but state television definitely reporting that Colonel
:26:26. > :26:33.Gaddafi has been captured. This is at noupbsment: -- announcement:
:26:33. > :26:38.TRANSLATION: We thank God almighty. We thank God who has made these
:26:38. > :26:41.rebels victorious, made the Libyan people victorious. Today, without
:26:41. > :26:46.any introduction, Gaddafi is in the hands of the rebels. The Gaddafi
:26:46. > :26:53.personally is in the hand of the rebels. This is an exclusive report
:26:53. > :26:58.we're bringing you. These brave rebels that have achieved victory.
:26:58. > :27:05.These rebels have made today the 20th, 20th, that's was, the
:27:05. > :27:09.liberation of Tripoli and, 20th was the liberation of Tripoli today is
:27:09. > :27:16.the liberation of Sirte as well. We have captured Gaddafi. Libya is
:27:16. > :27:22.joyous. Libya is celebrating. Libya is giving a lesson to all those who
:27:22. > :27:25.want to learn. I salute you rebels. I salute you the revolutionaries,
:27:25. > :27:33.whom you have captured this criminal, this criminal who have
:27:33. > :27:40.killed the mothers of the martyrs. Mothers of martyrs, this is your
:27:40. > :27:45.day. You have sacrificed your youth, your sons for the liberty of Libya.
:27:45. > :27:50.Our mothers, all our mothers will be joyful, will be happy. I cannot
:27:50. > :27:55.find the necessary words to express what I feel. This is not a news
:27:55. > :28:00.item. This is happiness that we are reporting. This is what we feel for
:28:00. > :28:05.40 years, the country has been bleeding, it's been oppressed. It's
:28:05. > :28:08.been suffering and nobody was trying to heal our wounds, except