Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi attends a ceremony marking the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohammed in Tripoli in this February 13, 2011 file photograph. (Photo: Reuters)
"He has been captured. He is badly wounded, but he is still breathing," Mohamed Leith, a National Transitional Council commander, told AFP, adding that he had seen Gaddafi himself and that he was wearing a kaki uniform and a turban.
"He's captured. He's wounded in both legs ... He's been taken away by ambulance," the senior NTC military official told Reuters by telephone
Libyan TV channel "Libya lil Ahrar" also said that he was in custody.
In Sirte, medics said the defence minister in Gaddafis ousted regime, Abu Bakr Yunis, had been killed in the final battle for the strongman's hometown.
His body was identified at the field hospital where it was brought in a pick-up truck on Thursday, Dr Abdu Rauf told AFP.
More updates to follow.
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