Gaddafi buried in secret desert location

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Source: The Guardian

Libya's new government has confirmed that Muammar Gaddafi has finally been buried in secret in the desert after controversy about the grisly display of his decomposing corpse for nearly four days after his death.

Two members of the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) were reportedly entrusted with the burial in an unknown location - chosen to avoid the risk of the grave becoming a shrine for supporters or, more likely, being desecrated by vengeful opponents. The two officials are understood to have been sworn not to divulge the location.

Gaddafi was buried alongside his son Mutassim and army commander Abu Bakr Younis after Muslim prayers were recited over the bodies by Gaddafi's personal cleric, Khaled Tantoush. The corpses were then removed from the compound in the coastal city of Misrata where they had been on public show in a meat refrigerator since last Thursday.

NTC spokesman Abdel Majid Mlegta told Reuters that the last rites were attended by two of Gaddafi's cousins, Mansour Dhao Ibrahim, once the commander of the People's Guard, and Ahmed Ibrahim. Both were captured with Gaddafi after Nato fighter jets attacked their convoy near Sirte, Gaddafi's home town.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/25/gaddafi-buried-libya-desert