Rebels close in on Gadhafi's hometown

TRIPOLI, Libya - Libyan rebel forces were converging on Muammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte on Monday, hoping to deliver the coup de grace of their revolution but uncertain if the fallen strongman was holed up there.

The fugitive Gadhafi's whereabouts were still not known, and it was possible he was still hiding in Tripoli after it fell to rebel forces and his 42-year-old reign collapsed.

NATO war planes struck at Sirte, on the Mediterranean coast, for a third day on Sunday, a spokesman for the multi-national alliance said in Brussels.