Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has dismissed reports that he has left the besieged capital Tripoli. Gaddafi's officials insisted early today that the Tripoli revolt had been crushed, a few hours after it began. Gaddafi's spokesman, Moussa Ibrahim, told state press that a small number of rebel forces had infiltrated the capital, but had been dealt with. He said the city is safe. Though embattled, Gaddafi remained defiant as he delivered a speech on state television in the early hours today. In the audio message, he blamed the rebels for burning and destroying everything in the country, which was something unacceptable in the holy Ramadan month. During the speech, Gaddafi said he was now in Tripoli, rejecting reports that he had fled town. But a senior rebel official said Gaddafi made the speech via satellite phone and was not in the capital.