The opposition National Transitional Council thought Colonel Gaddafi was most likely in______.

(7)Shamsuddin Ben Ali, director of communications for the opposition National Transitional Council, said they believed that Colonel Gaddafi was most likely still in the Tripoli area. The spokesman said that if Colonel Gaddafi had escaped the capital, he could have fled to the Algerian border. Algeria is the last of the neighboring countries that might give him sanctuary. Already, said the spokesman, it’s possible that Colonel Gaddafi’s wife and daughter may have fled there, though earlier reports of a heavily armored convoy of six cars making its way across the border have been denied on all sides.(8)The opposition do not think Colonel Gaddafi himself has left the country, nor do they think he’s in his hometown of Sirte, where his supporters are putting up a tough stand against opposition fighters. More evidence is emerging of atrocities during the battle for Tripoli. It is reported that more than 50 charred skeletons at a makeshift prison in the south of the city.