Body seen in secret mortuary could solve 50-year mystery of vanished religious leader

The BBC has uncovered compelling evidence that suggests the disappearance of Lebanese Shia leader Musa al-Sadr in 1978 may have been solved. A body, believed to be that of al-Sadr, has been discovered in a secret mortuary in Libya. Al-Sadr, a prominent religious and political figure, vanished during an official visit to Libya in 1978, leading to a decades-long mystery surrounding his fate. The BBC's investigation has revealed that a body matching al-Sadr's description has been held in a secret mortuary in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, for the past 50 years. The discovery of the body, if confirmed, could provide long-awaited closure to the al-Sadr family and the wider Shia community, who have been seeking answers about his disappearance for half a century. The BBC's findings suggest that al-Sadr may have been killed in Libya, potentially shedding light on one of the region's most enduring unsolved mysteries.