TRIPOLI - Libyan rebels announced late Thursday to transfer their leadership from Benghazi to the capital Tripoli.

Doha-based TV channel Al-Jazeera quoted the announcement by a senior official of the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) at a press conference as saying that the NTC has transferred its executive committee's work to Tripoli.

The official said Tripoli will remain the capital of Libya, calling on the police to resume work and restore order in the city.

The official paid tribute to "the martyears" in the rebels' fighting with forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi and expressed appreciation for the support offered by countries such as Britain and Qatar.

The NTC will not revenge on Gadhafi loyalists, but must put Gadhafi to justice, the official said.

The rebels entered the capital earlier this week and overran Gadhafi's military compound Tuesday after a day of fierce fighting. They claimed that they have controlled 90 percent of Tripoli, but intense fighting was still going on in many parts of the city between the rebels and Gadhafi's loyalists.