The burial of Muammar Gaddafi has been delayed amidst calls for a probe into the circumstances around his death. Video footage continues to emerge of the last moments of Gaddafi’s life, followed by his blood-drenched body being dragged on the ground. Gaddafi was reportedly shot dead by fighters with the Libya’s interim government shortly after his convoy was bombed in a NATO attack. The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has demanded an investigation, calling the images “very disturbing.” Libya’s National Transitional Council says it will allow a third party to inspect Gaddafi’s body, which is currently being held in a cold-storage site in Misurata. Celebrations broke out across Libya on Thursday as news of Gaddafi’s death spread. At the White House, President Obama said the conflict in Libya has come to an end.
President Obama: “The courageous Libyan people fought for their own future and broke the back of the regime. So this is a momentous day in the history of Libya. The dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted, and with this enormous promise, the Libyan people now have a great responsibility to build an inclusive and tolerant and democratic Libya that stands as the ultimate rebuke to Gaddafi’s dictatorship.”