Death
Ghanem then lived with his family in Vienna, Austria, where he still had an apartment from his previous regular stays at the OPEC headquarters. Prior to his death, Ghanem had expressed concerns about the latest developments in Libya.
Ghanem's body was found floating at 5 AM instead of the reported 08:40 CEST on 29 April 2012 in a branch of the River Danube though there were no signs of violence. An Austrian foreign ministry official said the family initially told the ministry that Ghanem had died of a heart attack which was later denied by police. A BBC report noted the cause of death was not clear and police have ordered a post-mortem. Toxicology tests were still being undertaken while Ghanem's body had been released for burial. His coffin, wrapped in a white flag, was buried in Tripoli.
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