Hours after being killed on a raid by U.S. forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan, Osama Bin Laden's body was buried at sea. He was buried from the deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier. Officials stated that there was no alternative. Because Islamic law requires a body to be buried withing 24 hours. Officials at a White house briefing insists that "the burial of bin Laden's remains was done in strict conformance with Islamic precepts and practices. It was prepared in accordance with the Islamic requirements"
You woudl be surprise that even the burial of the terrorist leader was part of the planning of the operation. The army took into consideration the possibilities would be captured dead.
But I doubt this is the true reason for Bin Laden's sea burial. U.S. officials also said that Bin Laden's grave site could and would become a shrine. This is a more logical explanation why the U.S. buried Bin Laden at Sea. It would be easier for the U.S. to just dump the body at sea rather than bringing it back to the U.S.
Source: www.cnn.com
