Muammar Gaddafi's body 'undergoes post-mortem'
By Gadiola Emanuel - 12:42:00 PM
People are queuing to see Gaddafi's body which is being kept in a cold storage container in Misrata
A
post-mortem examination on the body of Libya's ex-leader Muammar
Gaddafi has been performed in Misrata, an official told the BBC.
He said the body would be handed over to relatives. The
burial has been delayed, with officials divided about what to do with
the remains.
The UN has called for an inquiry about into Col Gaddafi's killing on Thursday.
Meanwhile the commander of the forces that captured him in Sirte gave details of the events leading to his death.
In an exclusive BBC interview, Omran el Oweib said the
injured colonel had been dragged from the drainage pipe where he had
been hiding, took 10 steps and collapsed.
He said gunfire then broke out between Gaddafi supporters and
fighters of the National Transitional Council (NTC). It was impossible
to tell who fired the fatal bullet, he added.
We've just been shown into a refrigerator compartment in a market on the outskirts of Misrata. Inside is the body of Muammar Gaddafi. He's got various wounds on his body and what appear to be wounds on his head, although it's not clear whether there is in fact a head shot that was talked about as the cause of death.
The crucial thing is that this is recognisably the former Libyan leader, his curly hair and trademark goatee beard. There are people queuing up outside still to view the body, the occasional chants of 'Allahu Akbar' ['God is great'], going up from the crowd, who are all donning face masks to overcome the smell.
It's now coming up to two days since the Libyan leader was captured and killed, and still he hasn't been buried, contrary to Islamic custom.
Mr Oweib said he had driven the
former leader to a field hospital, where he was pronounced dead. "I
tried to save his life but I couldn't," the commander said.
Questions have been mounting as to what happened in Col
Gaddafi's last moments. Acting Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said he had
been shot in crossfire.
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