What happened to Musa al-Sadr? New evidence about the disappearance | BBC News

In August 1978, Musa al-Sadr, the Lebanese Shia leader, vanished during a visit to Libya.

It sent shock waves through the Middle East and politicians and journalists demanded answers from the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi.

Yet, as BBC journalist Moe Shreif reports, despite dozens of subsequent journalistic and governmental investigations and many conspiracy theories, no trace of Sadr has been discovered since that fateful day just over 47 years ago.

This film by BBC Eye Investigations presents significant new evidence that may hold the clue to the cleric's fate.

Watch the full #BBCEye investigation: The Mystery of Musa al-Sadr on the World Service YouTube channel and if you are in the UK on BBC iPlayer.

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