Libya: Kadhafi body has bullet hole, burial within 24 hrs

MISRATA: Former Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi will be buried according to Muslim rites within 24 hours, a Libyan transitional government force commander said on Friday, and witnesses said the body bore a visible bullet hole in the head.
“He will get his right like any Muslim, his body will be washed and treated with dignity. I expect he will be buried in a Muslim cemetery within 24 hours,” commander Abdul-Salam Eleiwa said in Misrata, where fighters are keeping Kadhafi’s body in a large cold store in an old market area.
He said he did not know where the burial would take place in Libya.
Misrata was a stronghold of anti-Kadhafi rebels who toppled him in an eight-month civil war.
The body, which was shown, bore a bullet hole in the side of the head, as well as a large bruise on one side and scratch marks.
There was some blood on the body though far less than seen in a video of Kadhafi shortly after his capture.
Fighters shouted “God is great” as they were ushered in by guards. There were no officials of the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) in the area.
There were signs on Friday of a dispute between the NTC and the fighters from Misrata, a stronghold of the rebel movement that brought Kadhafi down with help from NATO, over where to bury the strongman who ruled for 42 years.
It was not clear if the fighters on the ground felt they should have a say in the decision on Kadhafi’s burial since they fought to oust the veteran leader then hunt him down.
“They are not agreeing on the place of burial,” said an NTC official who declined to be named. “Under Islam he should have been buried quickly but they have to reach an agreement whether he is to be buried in Misrata, Sirte, or somewhere else.”