All 36 reporters have been freed from Rixos hotel in Tripoli after being trapped for five days by the pro-Gaddafi forces against their will to what appeared to be a hostage crisis. One journalist said, it's an "emotional release for all of them", and "it was an absolute nightmare", for the past days. The journalists are said to be weeping with relief after regaining their freedom. The International Committee of the Red Cross sent cars to bring the reporters out of the compound, and all of them are reported to be okay. The whereabouts of Muammar Gaddafi and most of his family members are still unknown, but the fallen leader did vowed to "fight until victory or martyrdom" through an audio statement.