Pat Anderson
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Seems real, people are celebrating outside the White House right now!
I don't know - only you can explain that.Dory-Ling":1kvh1huc said:I guess ve are a bit skeptical. What part of "and he was buried at sea within 2 hours" don't I understand?
Martin
From the Washington Post":1kvh1huc said:A U.S. official said bin Laden’s body was quickly transported away from Pakistan and “buried at sea,” in part because the U.S. government did not want an accessible gravesite that could become a shrine to bin Laden’s followers. The official declined to identify which body of water the corpse was taken to, or provide further details on how it was transported or handled.
The official said the body was buried “in accordance with Islamic tradition,” meaning within 24 hours of bin Laden’s death. No information was available as to whether Muslim prayers were recited or the body was ritually washed, as is usually required by Islamic law. In general, burial at sea means tipping the body overboard — wrapped, likely, in a shroud — after a brief service.