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Jubilant Libyan Rebels Take Gaddafi Compound

2011-08-24 1 Dailymotion

For more news visit ☛ http://english.ntdtv.com<br />Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision<br />Follow us on Facebook ☛ http://me.lt/9P8MUn<br /><br />After fierce fighting, Libyan rebels finally secure Muammar Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli. But the 69-year-old dictator is nowhere to be found.<br /><br />Triumphant rebels seized Muammar Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli on Tuesday after a fierce battle with a loyalist rearguard.<br /><br />But it was unclear whether the "Brother Leader" or his sons were still somewhere in the complex's maze of buildings and bunkers. <br /><br />Rebel fighters poured into the sprawling Bab al-Aziziya headquarters compound, firing in the air in celebration after hours of heavy clashes.<br /><br />Defensive fire died away and hundreds of jubilant rebels poured in.<br /><br />Some smashed a statue of Gaddafi. Others hunted through dozens of buildings, unchallenged, seizing weaponry and vehicles.<br /><br />The rebels' envoy to the United Nations said the area was "totally in the hands of the revolutionaries."<br /><br />NATO said Gaddafi's whereabouts were unclear but were no longer a major concern.<br /><br />Western governments, which have backed disparate opposition groups, also said they could not be sure where the 69-year-old leader was.<br /><br />They have urged him to surrender after six months of civil war which have put an end to his four decades of absolute power.

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