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Shortly after US troops killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani compound on May 1, 2011, the US took custody of his body and buried it at sea.
The reason he was buried so quickly has to do with Islamic traditions and practices. It is customary to bury a body within 24 hours of death.
A US official was quoted that the government decided to bury him in the sea because no country wanted to accept his body (it is rumored they asked his birth country of Saudi Arabia if they wanted the body and they refused), and also the US worried if bin Laden had a physical gravesite, it would become a place of worship for his followers.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoSo that his body cannot be enshrined. The US did not want Osama Bin Laden to be venerated by future generations. The Nazi war criminals hanged at Nuremberg were cremated and their ashes thrown into a river headed out to sea for the same reason, but the Islamic world would have been in an uproar if the US had cremated bin Laden's remains. He was buried with full and correct Muslim procedures, also.
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∙ 7y agoOsama bin Laden was assassinated because he led the terrorist organization known as Al-Qaeda
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∙ 12y agono country wanted to accept the body and people were afraid that if he had a grave that it would become a place of worship for his followers
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∙ 12y agoArabian Sea.
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Where did they bury Osama bin laden?
Osama bin Laden was buried at sea in accordance with Islamic customs, as determined by U.S. officials after his death in 2011. The location of his burial was not disclosed to prevent the creation of a shrine for his followers.
Were is Osama bin laddin?
Osama bin Laden is now in the North Arabian Sea. That is where he was buried by U.S. officials.
How do you catch Osama bin Laden?
Osama bin Laden was killed in a ground fire fight with US troops. This occurred in Abbottabad, Pakistan. It was announced May 1, 2011. He was later buried at sea.
Why has the US failed in arresting Osama bin Laden?
Because U.S. forces have already killed him and buried him at sea.
Is Osama bin Laden buried at a cemetery?
He was buried in the sea, because no country wanted to accept his body. People were also afraid that his grave would becime holy land for his followers.
Was Osama bin Laden killed by gun shot fire?
According to reports on the news. Bin Laden was given the option to surrender and he refused. He was shot in the head and then "double tapped" to ensure death. He was carried out and buried before dusk at sea.
Who is the most wanted terrorist in the world?
The most wanted terrorist is Bin Laden who thought of September 11 Attacks.Osama bin Laden is the FBI's most wanted person, so therefore you can say that he is the most wanted terrorist in the world.
Where will bin ladens funneral be?
Bin Laden's body has already been buried at sea.
Why did Obama want to burry Bin Laden at sea?
Osama was buried at sea because no country wanted to accept his body and because people did not want his grave becoming holy ground for his followers
You want to meet with bin Laden?
You would have to die and then be buried at sea.
Where is Osama bin Laden?
On May 1, 2011, it was announced that the terrorist leader Osama bin Laden was killed by a US military operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan (30 kilometers northeast of Islamabad). US Navy SEALS engaged in a firefight within a walled compound, killed Bin Laden and others, and transported his body from the site. After identification procedures were completed in Afghanistan, he was buried at sea from the carrier USS Carl Vinson, which was operating in the North Arabian Sea.
What did the Navy do with Osama bin Laden's body?
they wrapped him up in white fabric, and chucked it in the sea.
