European Leaders Weigh In On Qaddafi Death

German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls Qaddafi’s death “important,” CNN reports. “A bloody war with Qaddafi waged against his own people now comes to a close,” she added.

Also from CNN:

French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office called Moammar Gadhafi’s “disappearance” Thursday a “major step” in the struggle by Libyans to “free themselves from dictatorship and violence.”