LIBYA

U.S. Drone Struck Qaddafi's Convoy, Pentagon Says

By Yochi J. Dreazen

Updated: October 20, 2011 | 3:47 p.m.
October 20, 2011 | 3:40 p.m.

A U.S. Predator drone took part in a strike on a convoy carrying ousted Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi as he fled the town of Surt in Libya, a senior U.S. military official has said.

A French warplane also struck the convoy, before Qaddafi was reportedly captured and killed Thursday by anti-government forces.

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