Libyans Jubilant As Gadhafi's Capital Falls : NPR

With euphoric Libyan rebel forces in control of large parts of Tripoli early Monday, Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year rule appeared to be disintegrating. The Libyan leader issued defiant statements on Sunday, but his whereabouts were not known as the sun rose over his capital.



"Euphoric Libyan rebel forces celebrate in Tripoli"
Credit: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

The rebels met little resistance as they raced into Tripoli on Sunday. The fighters celebrated into the night with residents of the capital in Green Square, the symbolic heart of the fading regime.

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, told the Associated Press early Monday that "rebel special forces" had arrested Seif al-Islam Gadhafi. Seif Gadhafi was indicted with his father and Libya's intelligence chief earlier this year for allegedly ordering, planning and participating in illegal attacks on civilians in the early days of the violent crackdown on anti-regime protesters.

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