Unconfirmed: Tweets Say Gaddafi Has Left Libya [BREAKING]

As rebels surround Libya’s capital city of Tripoli, widespread tweets are claiming Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Al-Gaddafi has left the country.

So far, NBC correspondent Richard Engel reports via Twitter that “people are celebrating … still lots of gunfire … but reports from here in Libya still unconfirmed.”

Follow the tweets at #Libya — here’s a sampling:

 

Gaddafi Leaves Libya?

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  UNKNOWN NUMBER OF REBELS KILLED IN CLASHES IN TRIPOLI SUBURB, FIGHTING AT AIRBASE - OPPOSITION
  

  
  

  ReutersAugust 20, 2011 at 15:23

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  Gaddafi remains Libya's leader: spokesmanhttp://t.co/ApF1EhD
  

  
  

  ReutersAugust 20, 2011 at 15:12

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  Gaddafi government says defeats rebel raid on Tripolihttp://t.co/ApF1EhD
  

  
  

  ReutersAugust 20, 2011 at 14:52

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  Gunfire in Tripoli subsides - Reuters
  

  
  

  BreakingNewsAugust 20, 2011 at 14:52

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  Libya govt. spokesman denies rebel claims, says all is safe, well in #Tripoli http://t.co/FIvdNjL
  

  
  

  cnnbrkAugust 20, 2011 at 14:48

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  RT @richardengelnbc: #mousa ibrahim, gov't spokesman says #tripoli is safe & highway from east-to-west under control (which it is not)
  

  
  

  nytjimAugust 20, 2011 at 14:41

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  RT @Gaddafestrophe: Moussa Ibrahim has admitted on Live TV that he's an expert at fabricating bullshit. We can agree on something. #Miracle
  

  
  

  LibyaNewDayAugust 20, 2011 at 14:49

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  RT @AJELive: Jubilant scenes in #Benghazi amid reports of fighting in #Tripoli - http://t.co/M84clpZ | Al Jazeera#Libya live blog
  

  
  

  nytjimAugust 20, 2011 at 14:39

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  BREAKING: #GADDAFI AND HIS SONS HANIBAL & MUTASIM HAVE FLED! via LibyaTV #Libya #Feb17#MermaidDawn
  

  
  

  GaddafestropheAugust 20, 2011 at 12:39

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  #libya Rebels themselves do not know if reports of qaddafi's departure are true. "we hope" they say
  

  
  

  richardengelnbcAugust 20, 2011 at 13:59

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  FLASH: Anti-Gaddafi protesters in streets of Tripoli and gunfire heard from multiple locations, two residents tell Reuters
  

  
  

  ReutersAugust 20, 2011 at 13:41

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  via @matthewwprice "It feels as if the noose is tightening."http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8712942/Inside-Tripoli-We-are-being-held-at-The-Leaders-pleasure.-But-for-how-long.html #Tripoli #ZeroHour #Feb17 #Libya
  

  
  

  LibyaAlHurraTVAugust 20, 2011 at 13:43

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  massive amounts of gunfire in air.. reports rebels started assault on #tripoli
  

  
  

  richardengelnbcAugust 20, 2011 at 12:49

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  AlJazeera Arabic: #Tripoli commander, we have an organised plan to liberate Tripoli, also reassure residents that this will be soon. #Libya
  

  
  

  OnlyOneLibyaAugust 20, 2011 at 13:33

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  Looks like its going down in #Tripoli tonight. The long awaited overthrow of #Gadafi draws near. #libya
  

  
  

  YousefMunayyerAugust 20, 2011 at 13:32

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  RT @JomanaCNN: sounds of explosions & gunfire in#Tripoli tonight- more than usual.. eyewitnesses say its clashes. #Libya
  

  
  

  nytjimAugust 20, 2011 at 13:35

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  FLASH: Tripoli residents receive text messages urging them to "go out into streets to eliminate agents with weapons", says resident
  

  
  

  ReutersAugust 20, 2011 at 13:46

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  Tripoli is falling ,, #Libya
  

  
  

  DiefallahAugust 20, 2011 at 13:44

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  @libya libyan tv reporting qaddafi has fled with two sons
  

  
  

  richardengelnbcAugust 20, 2011 at 12:53

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  FLASH: Clashes reported between Tunisian army and armed men near borders with Libya and Algeria -Tunisian state news agency TAP
  

  
  

  ReutersAugust 20, 2011 at 4:24

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  Gadaffi has fled #Libya
  

  
  

  Shaun2k5August 20, 2011 at 13:11

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  Libya rebels, Tunisian troops clash: TUNIS: Tunisian troops clashed with a group of armed Libyans overnight in s...http://t.co/hKNAmH2
  

  
  

  chuhaizhouAugust 20, 2011 at 13:11

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  World News - Libyan rebels release fuel after refinery capture http://j.mp/qsWDvm
  

  
  

  news4canadaAugust 20, 2011 at 13:04

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  “@salamboo: Al Jazeera tV correspondent says rebels started operation to free #Tripoli .#libya #feb17”
  

  
  

  KhalilbmAugust 20, 2011 at 13:01

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  RT @matthewwprice: Credible source tells BBC of heavy fighting inside central #Tripoli #Libya
  

  
  

  ChangeInLibyaAugust 20, 2011 at 13:01

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  RT @matthewwprice: I'm no expert but the explosions are not #Nato as far as I can tell. No sound of jets. Gunfire still heard. Lots of it. Distant. #Libya
  

  
  

  JUSTICEforALLPPAugust 20, 2011 at 13:01

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  Al Jazeera is reporting the mission to liberate #Tripoli has began. #GaddafiEnd #TripoliRising #MermaidDawn #Libya
  

  
  

  NadiaMaddoxAugust 20, 2011 at 13:02

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  


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  #libya reports qaddafi may have left.. could be just rumors., people celebrating..
  

  
  

  richardengelnbcAugust 20, 2011 at 12:52