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Gadhafi to be Buried in Secret Desert Grave: NTC

People take pictures of the body of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi inside a meat locker in Misrata
Ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will be buried Tuesday in a secret desert grave, a National Transitional Council official said Monday night, ending a wrangle over his rotting corpse that led many to fear for Libya's governability.

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Frame grab shows former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, covered in blood, after his capture by NTC fighters in Sirte

Clues to Gaddafi's death concealed from public view

Libyan forces guarding Muammar Gaddafi's body in a cold storage room on Saturday let in members of the public to view the deposed leader for a second day, but the wounds that may hold the clue to how he died were covered up.
The dead body of Muammar Gaddafi

Gaddafi unburied, Libyans face test of new era

As Muammar Gaddafi lay still unburied, Libya's outgoing premier said the coming days posed a crucial test of resolve for the new men of power, who are wrangling over the body, and about a formal end to the war.
Ali Abdullah Saleh

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Gaddafi family demands body; NATO ends Libya war

Gaddafi family demands body; NATO ends Libya war

NATO called an end to its air war in Libya, and the clan of Muammar Gaddafi demanded a chance to bury the body that lay on display in a meat locker after a death as brutal and chaotic as his 42-year rule.
Moammar Gadhafi, inside his Bedouin tent 1986 where he presented his family to U.S. women journalists during a news conference.

Gaddafi, in meat locker, still divides Libya

Muammar Gaddafi's body lay in an old meat store on Friday as arguments over a burial, and his killing after being captured, dogged efforts by Libya's new leaders to make a formal start on a new era of democracy.
Moammar Gadhafi: Minutes Before He Was Dragged and Killed.

Moammar Gadhafi: His Last Words (PHOTO)

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Mass Grave at Abu Salim

More Mass Graves Found in Libya [PHOTOS]

The Red Cross reports that they are still finding mass grave sites from the Libyan dictator's reign, with dead bodies buried or burned near warehouses, hospitals, and roadsides. Over 13 mass grave sites have been uncovered since Gadhafi was ousted from power, including the remains of some 1,200 political prisoners from the Abu Salim massacre in 1996. [WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES]
Death of Gadhafi

Obama Says With Moammar Gadhafi Dead Libya Can Determine Its Own Destiny [VIDEOS]

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday said now that Moammar Gadhafi is dead, Libya has an opportunity to determine its own destiny. The Libyan government announced Gadhafi's death on Thursday after the ousted dictator was killed in what the interim Prime Minister said was crossfire between transitional government troops and those loyal to Gadhafi.

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