Libya plans top secret burial for Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan authorities are planning secret burial for expel leader Col Muammar Gaddafi following his capture and death, the BBC understands.

Though, it appears there may be a delay in his burial, which under Islamic tradition should take place as soon as possible.

Oil minister Ali Tarhouni told Reuters that Col Gaddafi's body may be kept "for a few days".

NATO is expected to declare an end to its Libya campaign in the coming hours. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the death of Col Gaddafi meant Nato's military intervention in Libya had reached its conclusion."Clearly the operation is coming to its end," he told reporters.

Earlier, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said the Nato function would end "subject to a few transitory measures in the week to come".

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Gadhafi, in hiding, vows no surrender in Libya

In a fiery broadcast starting hiding, Moammar Gadhafi warned Thursday that loyalist tribes in his main strongholds were armed and preparing for battle, a illustrate of defiance hours after rebels comprehensive a deadline for the surrender of the fugitive leader's hometown.

The rebels, who have been moving troops to remaining ,Gadhafi bastions across Libya had shifted the deadline intended for the town of Sirte in hopes of avoiding the bloodshed that met their attack on Tripoli.

"We want to save our fighters and not lose a only one in battles with Gadhafi's forces," said Mohammed al-Rajali, a spokesman intended for the rebel leadership in the eastern city of Benghazi, "In the end, we will get Sirte, even if we include to cut water and electricity" and let NATO pound it with airstrikes.

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