Scenes of joy as Libya rebels enter central Tripoli

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BBC News:

A convoy of Libyan rebels has rolled into central Tripoli past celebrating crowds after a day of heavy fighting in and around the capital.

Crowds cheered them, waving flags and firing salutes. Green Square has been resounding with celebrations

The rebels reportedly captured Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam as the leader himself vowed to fight on.

International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he had been informed of the arrest.

The court has indicted Saif for torturing and killing civilians. Another of Col Gaddafi's sons, Muhammad, was also detained, according to rebel sources.

Fighting is continuing in other parts of the city. The BBC's correspondent in Tripoli, Matthew Price, says the rebels appear to be trying to take control of the hotel where he and other journalists have been staying.

Col Gaddafi is believed to still have thousands of armed followers in the capital although reports suggest a number of them have surrendered to the rebels.
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End game for Gaddafi?

[Valin]

Libyan rebels capture Gadhafi’s son, brother

Ashish Kumar Sen

7/21/11

 

Libyan rebels captured Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s second-oldest son, and his older brother surrendered on Sunday, after the rebels stormed Tripoli facing little resistance from the Libyan army, rebel leaders told The Washington Times.

 

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, 39, is part of his father’s inner circle and frequently acted in a diplomatic role for the regime. Sources had no further details about the surrender of Mohammed Gadhafi.

 

The younger Gadhafi was captured as the capital began to fall into the hands of the rebels after a six-month uprising to topple Col. Gadhafi and end his 42-year reign.

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CBSNews

Libyan rebels claimed to be in control of most of the Libyan capital on Monday after their lightning advance on Tripoli heralded the fall of Muammar Qaddafi's nearly 42-year regime. Scattered battles erupted, and the mercurial leader's whereabouts remained unknown.

 

Rebel spokesman Mohammed Abdel-Rahman, who was in Tripoli, warned of pockets of resistance and said as long as Qaddafi remains on the run the "danger is still there."

 

Clashes broke out early Monday at Qaddafi's longtime command center known as Bab al-Aziziya early Monday when government tanks emerged from the complex and opened fire at rebels trying to get in, according to Abdel-Rahman and a neighbor. An AP reporter at the nearby Rixos Hotel where foreign journalists stay heard gunfire and loud explosions from the direction of the complex.

 

CBS News correspondent Barry Petersen reports eyewitness accounts of several tanks emerging to protect Qaddafi's stronghold, but their effort sounded weak and by some accounts dispirited.

 

Looks like end of this phase is near.