Hillary backs calls to investigate Gaddafi's death

Washington: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she supports calls for an investigation into the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as part of Libya's transition from dictatorship to democracy.

Gaddafi was captured wounded, but alive on Thursday in his hometown of Sirte. Bloody images of Gaddafi being taunted and beaten by his captors have raised questions about whether he was killed in crossfire, as suggested by government officials, or was executed.

Hillary tells NBC's "Meet the Press" that she backs a proposal that the United Nations investigate Gaddafi's death and that Libya's Transitional National Council look into the circumstances, too.

Hillary says a democratic Libya should begin with the rule of law and accountability, as well as unity and reconciliation. She says investigating Gaddafi's death is part of the process.