NTC Spokesman: ‘I Will Confirm That Gadhafi is Dead’

The Takeaway

“I will confirm that Gadhafi is dead and also his second man in the army, Abu Bakr Younus Jabr,” Abdullah Kenshil told The Takeaway. “This is definitely confirmed by our commander and our miltary council in Tripoli, so he is killed.” Kenshil was the chief negotiator for Libya’s National Transitional Council’s forces in Bani Walid. He and Sarah, a resident of Tripoli, react to Gadhafi’s death.

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