Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Moammar Gaddafi And His Son Are Buried In A Secret Desert Location



Moammar Gaddafi Buried In Secret Desert Location -- Washington Post

TRIPOLI—Former Libyan strongman Moammar Gaddafi was buried in a secret location on Tuesday, officials of the interim government said, ending a four-day spectacle in which his bloody body was displayed to a public celebrating his gory death as a fitting end to decades of repression.

Suliman Fortia, the representative of the city of Misurata on the national governing council, said in a telephone interview that Gaddafi’s body was put in an unmarked grave “somewhere in the desert” at dawn. Libyan officials have said they wanted to prevent his tomb being desecrated or turned into a pilgrimage site.

Read more ....

More News On The Burial Of Muammar Gaddafi

Libyans bury Gadhafi in secret location at dawn
-- Yahoo News/AP
Kadhafi, son buried at night in secret location -- Yahoo News/AFP
Gaddafi body handed to NTC loyalists for burial -- Yahoo News/Reuters
NTC official: Gadhafi buried along with son -- CNN
Col Gaddafi 'buried in secret, desert grave at dawn' -- BBC
Ignominious end for dictator Gaddafi as he is buried with his son Mutassim in unmarked desert grave at dawn -- Daily Mail
Gaddafi, son Mutassim buried at unknown place in desert -- Xinhuanet
Qaddafi Buried in Secret Desert Location: NTC -- Bloomberg
Who, What, Why: What are the burial customs in Islam? -- BBC

No comments: