Why was Osama bin Laden buried at sea?

After spending many years hunting down the world's most wanted man, why did the U.S. bury Osama bin Laden at sea within 24 hours of killing him? The reason is bound up within Islamic practice and tradition. read more

According to U.S. officials, bin Laden was buried at sea because no country would accept his remains. Before disposing of the body, the U.S. called the Saudi government, who approved of dumping the body in the ocean. read more

About bin Laden's burial at sea executed within 24 hours of his death as prescribed by Muslim law, the president said,"Frankly, we took more care on this than, obviously, bin Laden took when he killed 3,000 people. read more

The official said that finding a country willing to accept the remains of the world’s most wanted terrorist would have been difficult, so the decision was made to bury bin Laden at sea. read more