President Obama announced late Sunday night that the United States had conducted an operation in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden. A U.S. government official has told the press that the U.S. is ensuring that bin Laden's body is being handled in accordance with Islamic tradition. (Washington Post).
UPDATE: Consistent with Islamic practice of burying a body within 24 hours of death, Osama bin Laden was buried at sea, according to a Los Angeles Times report on Monday. A senior administration official says this option was chosen because it would have been difficult to find a country willing to accept bin Laden's remains. Sea Services has the rules for burial at sea under Islamic law.
