Moammar Gadhafi ruled Libya for forty-two years.He was killed Thursday after fighters loyalto the National Transitional Council, the NTC,captured him in his hometown of Sirte.People celebrated in Tripoli,including this engineerwho gave only his first name, Osama.OSAMA: "All the people go outsideand they celebrate and feel so happyabout the end of this Gadhafi's regime and everyone,even the families, the children, the old people,all are out to celebrate this moment.This moment is very happiness moment now."Questions about how the Libyan leader diedhave raised the possibilityof an international investigation.Moammar Gadhafi was twenty-sevenwhen he took power in nineteen sixty-nineafter a military overthrow of Libya's king.He once declared himself Africa's King of Kings.This Nigerian social worker, Mary Ene, saysother African leaders who want to stayin power forever should learn something.MARY ENE: "This is a lesson to our leadersin this part of the world to knowthat power belongs to Godand that God can take power from anybody anytime.It is time for our leaders to look beyondtrying to grab all the thingsthat belong to the public for their own pockets,for their own families."Ugandan government spokesman Fred Opolothad some praise for the former leader.FRED OPOLO: "Gadhafi will be remembered in Ugandaas a Pan-Africanist who contributed a lotto the workings of the African Union.Also in individual countries he contributed a lotin foreign direct investment and let's not forget,he was a key proponent for African unity,so in that context, Gadhafi will be missed."The United States blamed Libyafor bombing a German nightclub in nineteen eighty-six.Two American servicemen were killed.The United States reactedwith deadly air strikes in Libya.In two thousand three, Colonel Gadhafitook steps to improve relations with the West.He admitted responsibilityfor the nineteen eighty-eight bombingof Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.That attack killed two hundred seventy people.He also rejected weaponsof mass destruction and terrorism.As a result, the United Statesre-opened diplomatic ties with Libya.The rebellion in Libya began in Februaryin the eastern city of Benghazi.Colonel Gadhafi sought to crush the unrest.He refused to leave even as NATO planesbegan attacking his forces in March.NATO says its air strikes likely aided in his capture.It says its planes had attackeda large group of vehiclesthat attempted to flee Sirte on Thursday.It says NATO officials did not know at the timethat Colonel Gadhafi was in one of the vehicles.NTC officials have said control of Sirtewould begin a series of moves for elections,a new government and a new constitution.President Obama said the United Stateslooks forward to the quick formationof a government and to free and fair elections.Mr. Obama added, "Without putting a single U.S.service member on the ground,we achieved our objectives,and our NATO mission will soon come to an end."And that's IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.