Rebels cheer in Tripoli, but Qaddafi lingers

Thousands of Libyans celebrate the arrest of Muammar Qaddafi's son Seif al-Islam al-Qaddafi and the partial fall of Tripoli to Libyan rebels, Aug. 21, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya
By TJ Ortenzi Celebratations erupted in the streets of Tripoli, as Libyan rebels raced into the capital in a lightning advance, Moammar Gadhafi's defenders melted away and his 40-year rule appeared to rapidly crumble.An award-winning reporter from Sky News, Alex Crawford, provided some of the most riveting and dramatic reporting from the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Sunday night. BBC footage showing video shot much earlier in the day, on the outskirts of Tripoli.Tripoli is slipping from the grasp of a tyrant. The Gadhafi regime is showing signs of collapsing. The people of Libya are showing that the universal pursuit of dignity and freedom is far stronger than the iron fist of a dictator.CNN is going into overdrive tonight covering what Libyan rebels hope is the imminent fall of Tripoli.

CNN is going into overdrive tonight covering what Libyan rebels hope is the imminent fall of Tripoli. CNN is simulcasting CNN International programming anchored by Hala Gorani and Michael Holmes withWolf Blitzer in D.C.Rebels say all of Tripoli is under their control, except for Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya

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