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Gaddafi dead: Video captures leader's last moments (EXCLUSIVE)

Video captured by 21-year-old rebel shows Gaddafi dragged from his hiding place.

SIRTE, Libya — The capture of Col. Muammar Gaddafi, found cowering in a stormwater drain, marked a sudden and surprising end to the Libyan revolution on Thursday.

With injuries to the leg, torso and head, the former dictator was found alone in the drain pipe, surrounded by the bodies of his guards who had been shot as they fled Sirte from the west.

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Photos: The Rise and Fall of Muammar Gaddafi

When Libyan rebels shot and killed toppled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi Thurday, they brought an end to the rule and life of one of the modern world's most controversial — and colorful — authoritarian rulers.

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As reports come in that Muammar Gaddafi has been captured and killed, GlobalPost looks back at some of the most striking images of the war in Libya.

Gaddafi dead, eyewitness recounts final moments (VIDEO)

Rebel fighter claims to have witnessed Muammar Gaddafi's final moments.
SIRTE, Libya โ€” Imad Moustaf, a rebel fighter, said he witnessed the capture and killing of toppled Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi Thursday in Sirte, the ruler's hometown.
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Gaddafi dead; body moved to Misrata: reports (VIDEO)

Sources in Sirte told GlobalPost that Gaddafi had been mortally wounded while being captured, and the former Libyan leader died in the ambulance.

Gaddafi captured in Sirte, and is wounded: reports

Gaddafi captured in Sirte, his hometown, by transitional forces, according to claims by Libyan National Transitional Council leaders.

Moutism Gaddafi arrested in Sirte?

After the news of his arrest spread, residents of Tripoli took to the streets to celebrate, reports News 24. It states that the sky was filled Thursday morning with celebratory gunfire and fireworks.

Libya's missing weapons being smuggled into Gaza

JERUSALEM — While Libya is known to possess a stockpile of antiquated chemical weapons, Israeli officials say there is no indication Hamas has been seeking them out.
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