Gaddafi’s death: Reaction in Cairo
Two Cairo women wave Libyan flags from a moving car after the news of Muammar Gaddafi’s death spread though the streets Oct. 20.
CAIRO — News of Muammar Gaddafi's capture and death rippled through Cairo on Thursday afternoon and by evening it was widely known. Libyan National Transitional Council forces had brought down a dictator in Libya, another Arab Spring victory.
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