Photo: Qaddafi’s body brought to Misrata (Warning: Graphic)

The body of killed former Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi is brought by ambulance to the hospital in Misrata, Libya, 20 October 2011. According to media reports, Libyans poured into the streets to celebrate the news of Muammar Gaddafi’s capture and death on 20 October, as Western leaders called on the country’s transitional government to embrace ...

By , a former associate editor at Foreign Policy.
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The body of killed former Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi is brought by ambulance to the hospital in Misrata, Libya, 20 October 2011. According to media reports, Libyans poured into the streets to celebrate the news of Muammar Gaddafi's capture and death on 20 October, as Western leaders called on the country's transitional government to embrace a new era of democracy after decades of despotism in the North African state.

The body of killed former Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi is brought by ambulance to the hospital in Misrata, Libya, 20 October 2011. According to media reports, Libyans poured into the streets to celebrate the news of Muammar Gaddafi’s capture and death on 20 October, as Western leaders called on the country’s transitional government to embrace a new era of democracy after decades of despotism in the North African state.

Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating

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