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Libya declares liberation, moves towards democracy Gaddafi killed by shot to head: Autopsy
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Tunis, October 23 Tunisians queued in their hundreds to vote in their first free elections today, basking in their status as democratic trail-blazers nine months after their revolution sparked the Arab Spring.
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Libya declares liberation, moves towards democracy
Benghazi, October 23 "We declare to the whole world that we have liberated our beloved country, with its cities, villages, hill-tops, mountains, deserts and skies," said an official who opened the ceremony in Benghazi, the place where the uprising erupted in February and which has been the headquarters for the National Transitional Council (NTC). Salah el Ghazal, another offical who addressed the tens of thousands of people gathered for the celebrations, that Libya was blessed with Mustafa Abdel Jalil, the head of the NTC. "God has blessed us with the Mustafa Abdel Jalil, who deserves to be the man of the hour," said Ghazal, who is a local official of the NTC. Crowds listening to Libyan music and waving the tri-colour flag cheered. Ghazal paid tributes to all those who died, and referred to the "humiliating" death of Gaddafi. "This is the humilitaing end that God wanted to set as example for anyone who practices the worst forms of injustice .. against their people," Ghazal said. Gaddafi, who vowed to fight to the end, was found hiding in a drain after fleeing Sirte, the last bastion of his loyalists. He died in chaotic circumstances after video footage showed him bloodied and struggling at the hands of his captors.
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Gaddafi killed by shot to head: Autopsy Tripoli, October 23 However, international concern about the circumstances of Gaddafi’s death and indecision over what to do with his remains overshadowed what was a
joyful day. Gaddafi's body has been on public display in a commercial freezer in a shopping centre in the port city of Misrata, which suffered from a bloody siege by regime forces during
the spring. The 69-year-old was captured wounded, but alive on Thursday in his hometown of Sirte as it became the last city to fall to revolutionary forces. Bloody images of Gaddafi being taunted and beaten by his captors have raised questions about whether he was killed in crossfire as suggested by government officials or deliberately executed. An autopsy completed today in Misrata showed that Gaddafi was killed by a shot to the head, said Libya's chief pathologist Dr Othman al-Zintani. He would not disclose details or elaborate on Gaddafi's final moments, saying he would first deliver a full report to the attorney
general. — AP
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Landslide win for Bobby Jindal Washington, October 23 "You've chosen me to be your Governor," Jindal, who at age 36, was the youngest US Governor when first elected in 2007, and the first Indian American Governor, said at his campaign headquarters in Baton Rouge after his re-election on Saturday. "I'm truly humbled and honoured by the trust and privilege you've bestowed upon me." Pledging to "never coast" as long as he remains the state's chief executive, Jindal added: "I will give you my all." Jindal, who was widely favoured to win, had 66 per cent of the vote with 98 per cent precincts reporting, according to unofficial results from Louisiana's Secretary of State cited by CNN. His next closest competitor, Democrat Tara Hollis, got about 18 per cent of the vote. The eight other candidates pulled in low single digits. Jindal, who won his first term in 2007 with 54 per cent of the vote, faced little opposition this time around. — IANS
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Tunisia votes in first free polls
Tunis, October 23 An Islamist party is predicted to win the most votes but fall short of a majority in a new 217-member Assembly that will rewrite the constitution and appoint a caretaker government after decades of autocratic rule. Long lines of people formed snaking queues before dawn that kept growing outside polling stations in the capital and its suburbs, keen to take part in the contest after decades of autocratic rule. "The turnout of Tunisians exceeded all expectations," elections chief Kamel Jendoubi told journalists five hours into voting, adding the final rate "may exceed 60 per cent". Voter Houcine Khlifi, 62, had tears in his eyes as he spoke of finally casting his ballot after spending a sleepless night in excited anticipation. "Tunisia today offers the world a bouquet of flowers of liberty and dignity," he told AFP at a central Tunis polling station. "We break with the past and we come to life again. Thanks to the revolution that allowed us to end the tyranny," Khlifi said. — AFP
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