Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi is dead,
Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril has confirmed.”We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Muammar Qaddafi has been killed,” Jibril told a news conference in the capital Tripoli.
Qaddafi died of wounds suffered during his capture near his hometown of Sirte on Thursday, Reuters and Sky News reported. Libyan leaders have informed the United States that Qaddafi is dead, according to an unidentified U.S. official who said Libya’s National Transitional Council NTC is expected to officially announce his death soon.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the U.S. could independently confirm Qaddafi’s death.
