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Muammar Gaddafi Photo Reportedly Shows Libya Leader Captured, Dead In Sirte (GRAPHIC)

First Posted: 10/20/11 10:28 AM ET Updated: 12/20/11 05:12 AM ET

After Libyan rebels captured Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte on Thursday, reports surfaced that the ousted Libya leader had been captured and killed.

An image taken on a cell phone camera, supposedly shows Gaddafi's capture in Sirte. Reuters reports that an NTC military official confirms that the man in the photo is Gaddafi.

Al Jazeera reports that Gaddafi's body has been taken to a secret location

"Gaddafi's body is with our unit in a car and we are taking the body to a secret place for security reasons," an NTC official in Misrata told Reuters.

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Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters stand guard on October 19, 2011, in front of damaged buildings hit by a rockets during continuing fighting in Sirte's neighborhood Number 2, one of the last two bastions of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi's gunmen. (Getty)

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After Libyan rebels captured Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte on Thursday, reports surfaced that the ousted Libya leader had been captured and killed. An image taken on a cell phone camera, sup...
After Libyan rebels captured Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte on Thursday, reports surfaced that the ousted Libya leader had been captured and killed. An image taken on a cell phone camera, sup...
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