JOY: Libyans celebrate the fall of Sirte and the death of fugitive former leader Muammar Gaddafi. FINAL ACT: Gaddafi, covered in blood, is held on a truck by NTC fighters. Picture: Reuters
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Kate Devlin, Alison Campsie and Lucy Adams
Many inside the country had not dared to believe he was finally dead until graphic and gruesome images of his body being dragged through the streets, initially alive, were broadcast.
He was killed as he attempted to flee Sirte, his birthplace and the site of his last stand.