Traders said oil prices fell by more than $2 a barrel in late Thursday activity on rumors Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi had been shot.
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There was no immediate indication of where the rumor had originated or any news report to substantiate it.Update: A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, says that there is no reason to believe that Gaddafi is dead.
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