Misrata celebrates end of Gaddafi

Fighters and residents in battle-scarred Misrata celebrated victory over Muammar Gaddafi’s regime with a parade of tanks and anti-aircraft guns.

Fighters and residents in battle-scarred Misrata celebrated victory over Muammar Gaddafi’s regime with a parade of tanks and anti-aircraft guns.

Revolutionaries riding on a dozen tanks and scores of trucks equipped with heavy weapons rode through the main Tripoli Street, which was badly damaged during a lengthy siege of the city by Gaddafi loyalists.

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