Gaddafi dead

Muammar Gaddafi has been killed after being captured alive.

Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril announced his death yesterday. Jibril says Gaddafi died from a crossfire bullet after being captured.Videos show he was captured alive with fighters from the transitional forces grabbing him from either side and cheering while he begged for mercy.

The ex Libyan leader was found by fighters of the transitional forces in his home town of Sirte hiding in a drain pipe.

Civilians flooded Martyr Square in Tripoli in celebration. Some outside of Libya are disappointed. The director of the Human Rights International justice program says now Gaddafi won’t be put on trial for his crimes.

But, Gaddafi’s end does mean the beginning of a new political era for Libya.