Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son Muatassim and a top aide have been buried at a secret location with a few relatives and officials in attendance, a Misrata military council official said today.

Muammar Gaddafi was captured and possibly killed when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his home town, Sirte, transitional government officials said today.

A spokesman for Libya's National Transitional Council has told Sky News that deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been killed, and that his body is currently being transported from Sirte.

Rebels are closing in on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, pushing back his fighters in a fierce battle in one key coastal city and seizing another town as they advanced toward his remaining bastion, Tripoli.

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s forces launched a fierce counterattack in a strategic western city today, firing rockets, mortar shells and anti-aircraft guns in a bid to keep the rebels from gaining complete control and advancing towards Tripoli.