The former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi killed in Sirte.

Muammar Gaddafi

The former "Guide" Libya was killed Thursday in combat in Sirte, his hometown. The announcement of his death was greeted with enthusiasm by Western leaders. Relive the event in live conditions on our liveblogging.

* Colonel Muammar Gaddafi died Thursday, Oct. 20, in combat in Sirte, his hometown. The circumstances of his death are still uncertain. According to the National Transitional Council (CNT), the former strong man of Tripoli would have succumbed to his injuries while trying to flee the city. According to images broadcast by the Arab television Al-Arabiya and Al Jazeera, the former Libyan leader was alive at the time of his capture.

* FRANCE 24 correspondent in Libya, Marine Olivesi, confirmed the death of Colonel Gaddafi, after seeing his body in a villa in Misrata, west of Sirte, where his body was taken. One of his son, Moutassim Gaddafi, was also killed. His lifeless body was also seen by FRANCE 24 correspondent.

# Seif al-Islam Kadhafi's son most involved in the political life of his country, is still alive. He tried to leave Sirte on a train, pursued by the forces of the CNT.

* According to French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet, the French aircraft are identified and that have "stopped" the column of vehicles in which there was Muammar Gaddafi, before clashes between ground forces and fighters of the CNT under which he was killed. A U.S. drone fired a missile was also against the convoy attacked by a French Mirage 2000, said Thursday in a U.S. official told AFP.

* Western countries, especially those involved in the intervention of NATO forces on the side of the CNT, have responded enthusiastically to the "end of conflict" that mark, according to them, announced the death of Muammar Gaddafi.

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