Thursday, 20 October 2011

Libyan fighters capture Gaddafi hometown


Tripoli : Libyan fighters have finaly captured the remaining positions of Muammar Gaddafi loyalists in his home town of Sirte. Reporters at the scene watched as the final assault began around 8am local time on Thursday and ended about 90 minutes later. 

Just before the assault, about five carloads of loyalists tried to flee the enclave down the coastal highway but were met by gunfire from the revolutionaries, who killed at least 20 of them. Revolutionaries have began searching homes and buildings, looking for any Gaddafi fighters who might be hiding there.
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