Tripoli, Aug 31: Libya today marked the first Eid ul-Fitr feast in 42 years free of Muammar Gaddafi’s yoke, as rebels proclaimed a “right to kill” the fugitive strongman and gave his forces three days to surrender.
Tens of thousands of people gathered at Tripoli’s landmark Martyrs’ Square to mark the start of the Muslim three-day holiday that follows the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, kneeling in prayer as they rejoiced in the collapse of Gaddafi’s rule.
Men, women and children poured from dawn into the seafront site—formerly known as “Green Square”—decked out in their holiday best, as women ululated in triumph and spontaneous cries of joy erupted.
“This is the best holiday of my life,” said Adel Masmoudi, who at 41 was born the year Gaddafi seized power.
From: http://ping.fm/WRSpm
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