Libyans line up to view body of Gadhafi

(21 Oct 2011) STORYLINE: Moammar Gadhafi’s blood-streaked body was stashed in a commercial freezer at a shopping centre in Misrata on Friday as Libyans waited in line outside for a chance to see him, and authorities tried to decide where to bury the long-time dictator. The makeshift provisions for the corpse reflected the disorganisation and confusion that has surrounded Gadhafi’s death. Accounts of how he died after being captured by revolutionary fighters remained contradictory, and the top U.N. rights official raised concerns he was shot to death in custody. His burial had been planned for Friday, in accordance with Islamic traditions calling for quick interment. But the interim government delayed it, saying the circumstances of his death still had to be determined. Information Minister Mahmoud Shammam also said authorities were “debating right now what the best place is to bury him.“ The body, stripped to the waist and wearing beige trousers, was laid on a bloodied ma