10/22/11

Muammar Gaddafi's body to undergo post-mortem


A post-mortem examination on the body of Libya's ex-leader Col Muammar Gaddafi is expected to be carried out on Saturday in the city of Misrata.

His burial has been delayed, with officials divided about what to do with the body.

The UN and Col Gaddafi's family have called for a full investigation into the circumstances of his death.

Video footage showed Col Gaddafi alive after his capture in Sirte on Thursday, and then dead a short time later.

The US has called on Libya's new authorities to give a full account of Col Gaddafi's death in an "open and transparent manner".

Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) is expected to formally announce the liberation of the country during the weekend.

Meanwhile, Nato says it will end its campaign in Libya by 31 October.

The alliance's Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said that as the mission wound down, Nato "will make sure there are no attacks against civilians during the transition period".

Nato's seven-month campaign of air strikes was carried out under a UN mandate authorising the use of force to protect civilians in Libya.



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