[www.keralites.net] Triumphant entry into Tripoli

 

Libyans celebrate as country's six-month conflict nears a close following rebels' advance on the capital.

1) Libyan rebel fighters walk past a road sign reading Tripoli (top), Zhrah (middle) and Benghazi (bottom) as rebels advance through the town of Maia, 25km west of Tripoli [Reuters]

 

2) A rebel holds up the rebel-adopted old Libyan flag as they race down a road in a vehicle in Gadayem, west of Tripoli [AFP]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3) A Libyan rebel fighter uses the rebel flag as a cover while resting at a checkpoint near the town of Aziziyah [Reuters]

 

4) A Libyan rebel fighter steps on a rug woven with the face of Muammar Gaddafi at a checkpoint near the town of Aziziyah [Bob Strong/Reuters]

 

5) Rebel fighters and civilians ride through the town of Maia celebrating after rebels pushed to within 25km of Tripoli [Reuters]

 

6) A man places the Libyan rebel flag onto a road barrier as rebels advance through Maia [Reuters]

 

7) Civilians celebrate rebel gains in Maia [Reuters]

 

8) Libyan rebel fighters ride through the town of Maia celebrating after advancing onto the outskirts of Tripoli [Reuters]

 

9) A rebel walks past a smouldering vehicle belonging to pro-Gaddafi fighters after capturing the "Kilometre 27" military base, located 16km west of the centre of Tripoli [AFP]

 

10) Smoke rises from the skyline in Tripoli [Reuters]

 

11) Members of the media gather in the corridors of the Rixos amid heavy gunfire ringing outside the Tripoli hotel where most of the foreign press were staying [Reuters]

 

12) An armed Gaddafi loyalist walks through the Rixos lobby [Reuters]

 

13) The Libyan state television set is seen abandoned at the Rixos in Tripoli [Reuters]

 

14) A Libyan reacts to news of rebels claiming to have seized control of Tahrir ('change') Square in Tripoli [Bob Strong/Reuters]

 

15) A Libyan in Benghazi reacts at news of rebels claiming to have seized control of in Tahrir Square in Tripoli [EPA]

 

16) A Libyan gestures and waves a Kingdom of Libya flag as people gather near the courthouse in Benghazi to celebrate the entry of rebel fighters into Tripoli [Reuters

 

17) A man lets off fireworks near the courthouse in Benghazi [Reuters]

18) Thousands of people, mostly Libyans, gather and celebrate rebel gains outside the Libyan Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia [EPA]

19) Men hold a cartoon of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Benghazi during celebrations of of rebel fighters' entry into Tripoli [Reuters]

 

20) Fireworks explode as people gather near the courthouse in Benghazi to celebrate the entry of rebel fighters into Tripoli [Reuters]

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