Gaddafi 'captured in Sirte'
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Anti-Gaddafi fighters celebrate the fall of Sirte
MORE PICTURESBritish officials were today looking into reports that toppled Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has been captured in his home town.
Sirte, one of the last hold-outs of fighters loyal to Gaddafi, has fallen to the forces of the National Transitional Council.
News agency Reuters quoted an NTC official as saying that Gaddafi had been captured, wounded in both legs.
Neither the Foreign Office nor Ministry of Defence in London were able to confirm the report or make any official comment.
It is understood that they are seeking information from sources on the ground in the north African country.
It was reported that Gaddafi was captured as he tried to flee in a convoy which was attacked by Nato.
Television broadcasts showed footage of NTC troops celebrating the fall of Sirte and the apparent capture of Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for 42 years and is wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.
There were fierce gun battles on the streets of the coastal city this morning, bringing an end to a siege which has lasted almost two months since the fall of capital Tripoli to rebel troops in August.
"Our forces control the last neighbourhood in Sirte," NTC member Hassan Draoua told AP. "The city has been liberated."
