LIBYA:Gaddafi's Bunker taken over by Rebel

Stamped out: Rebels trample on a bust of Gaddafi yesterday as they screamed chants claiming that they were going to get him

When rebel fighters smashed and looted their way through Colonel Gaddafi’s home compound a bronze statue of the tyrant was beheaded and a string of his possessions paraded.

Rebels also attacked a symbolic sculpture of a hand crushing an American warplane, erected in defiance of previous bombing raids.

One even managed to snatch a military cap and medals Gaddafi had abandoned at the compound.

The rebel told Sky News: 'I just went inside his bedroom and I was like "Oh my God, I am in Gaddafi's room" and then I fond these and I was like "Oh my goodness".

'But I am happy now. I am happy for Libyans and I thank all countries who have stood by us and given help and support.'

The jubilant gunmen fired shots into the air in celebration as they entered Gaddafi's living quarters.

Once inside the compound it is said that the swathes of rebels continued the barrage of gunfire and found their way into the dictators home.

The triumphant images echoed those of the downfall of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussain in Baghdad when his statue was brought crashing down.

But the capture or killing of Gaddafi, who has ruled Libya for 42 years, remained the one act that would bring the increasingly brutal six-month civil war to an end.

However last night leaders of the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) were starting to formulate plans for their new state to replace the crumbled ruins of Gaddafi’s dictatorship. In a symbolic move, they announced they will move their headquaters from Benghazi to Tripoli by the end of the week.