Muammar Gaddafi's body has officially been buried in a disclosed desert location. The ceremony is said to have happened at dawn this morning. Contrary to what Gaddafi's family wanted, a burial outside the former leader's hometown of Sirte, the National Trasitional Council preferred there be a secret burial. The ceremony was followed fatwa, or religious rulings when handling the burial. In this case, "the body should not be buried in Muslim cemeteries and should not be buried in a known place to avoic any sedition."Libya's Minister for Information Mahmoud Shammam said the NTC was following a fatwa, or religious ruling. "It says that his body should not be buried in Muslim cemeteries and should not be buried in a known place to avoid any sedition." The burial comes days after the body had been on display at a meat packing company for all people to day. Witnesses said that the body could no longer be preserved and needed to be buried accordingly.
Kate Crawford
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