Four-year-old Selsabeel Ageli, whose parents say spent months praying for Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi to die, celebrates outside the Libyan Embassy in London.
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Four-year-old Selsabeel Ageli, whose parents say spent months praying for Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi to die, celebrates outside the Libyan Embassy in London.
Her sister, eight-year-old Bilquees, was also among the crowds which gathered at the embassy on news of the former dictator's death.
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Her sister, eight-year-old Bilquees, was also among the crowds which gathered at the embassy on news of the former dictator's death.
The pair's mother, Amani Deghayes, seen here with her daughters and husband, said her own father Amer was killed by the Gadhafi regime in 1980.
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The pair's mother, Amani Deghayes, seen here with her daughters and husband, said her own father Amer was killed by the Gadhafi regime in 1980.
Libya's ambassador to the UK, Mahmoud Al Nacua, read a statement to the crowd, confirming the death of Gadhafi, and announcing "Today Libya's future begins."
Libyan Embassy London celebrations —
Libya's ambassador to the UK, Mahmoud Al Nacua, read a statement to the crowd, confirming the death of Gadhafi, and announcing "Today Libya's future begins."
Amira Elgadi, Aida Shebani and Sana Maziq moved to London in recent months to protect their children from the violence in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. All hope to be able to return there in the coming months.
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Amira Elgadi, Aida Shebani and Sana Maziq moved to London in recent months to protect their children from the violence in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. All hope to be able to return there in the coming months.
Two Libyan students wore their nation's new flags as capes when they joined in the party-like atmosphere at the embassy, in central London.
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Two Libyan students wore their nation's new flags as capes when they joined in the party-like atmosphere at the embassy, in central London.
Libyans young and old were keen to join in the jubilation, with singing chanting and dancing.
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Libyans young and old were keen to join in the jubilation, with singing chanting and dancing.
A man dances with a child on his shoulders outside the Libyan Embassy in London.
Libyan Embassy London celebrations —
A man dances with a child on his shoulders outside the Libyan Embassy in London.
Others proudly waved an anti-Gadhafi banner as passing cars beeped their horns in solidarity.
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Others proudly waved an anti-Gadhafi banner as passing cars beeped their horns in solidarity.
Some in the crowd vented their anger at the dead dictator by kicking, punching and spitting on the image of Gadhafi.
Libyan Embassy London celebrations —
Some in the crowd vented their anger at the dead dictator by kicking, punching and spitting on the image of Gadhafi.