A day after rebel militia stormed his Bab al-Azizya compound in Tripoli, Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi is on the run. But the war in Tripoli though is far from over. Gaddafi loyalists, outnumbered but active, have been taking on the rebels in pockets of the Libyan capital.

Gaddafi loyalists still hold parts of the city and have control of the Rixos Hotel, headquarters of the foreign journalists accredited to the regime, preventing any of them from leaving.

Those inside include an Indian member of parliament, journalists from the BBC and ITN and former US congressman Walter Fauntroy, the Telegraph reported.



The identity of the Indian MP has not yet been ascertained.



The 35 hostages have been barred from leaving the building by gunmen brandishing AK-47s who have vowed to defend their country against rebels.