Major excitement in Libya after the capture of former leader Muammar Gadhafi was announced. The announcement was made by a commander of the troops of the National Transition Council, and the information was disseminated by the press in Tripoli. "Muammar Gadhafi was arrested. He is badly wounded, but he is still breathing", says Mohamed Leith, one of the commanders of the troops of the National Transition Council, and said he saw the former Libyan leader himself. The Free Libya Television said that Muammar Gadhafi was arrested at the same time as his son, Moutassim and as Mansour Daou (the head of the domestic security service) and Abdallah Senoussi" (the head of the lybian intelligence service). The announcement concerning the arrests was made shortly after the transitional Libyan authorities said that they are about to secure full control of the city of Sirt. From that moment on, the news got out of hand, just like it happened when the death of one of the sons of the Libyan leader was announced, and two days later he was seen making statements to the international press.

One commander of the National Transition Council said that the Libyan leader was breathing heavily at the time of his arrest. Sources quoted by Corriere della Sera even claim that the former Libyan leader may be dying. According to Al Arabiya, Gadhafi was taken by an ambulance right way, but his state was very serious. Al Jazeera says that Gaddafi died in Sirte. According to CNN, Gaddafi was sent from from Sirte to Misrata, where he was called dead. Reuters says that Gaddafi died because of his wounds. Without waiting for an official confirmation, people took to the streets, began celebrating. The final message of Gadhafi, broadcasted by a television headquartered in Damascus, is telling for his unyieldingness in refusing to surrender: "All they have left is the psychological warfare and lies