The body of Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida killed Sunday, May 1 during a U.S. commando raid, was buried at sea This was announced Monday morning the U.S. networks CNN and MSNBC, without specifying the details of the transaction or the place where the body was abandoned. Washington has not officially commented on this information, a senior administration Obama simply stating: "We made sure that his body had been treated in accordance with Muslim tradition and practice.
This is something we take very seriously. " The New York Times and Associated Press also quoted U.S. officials who confirmed, on condition of anonymity, that the body has been buried at sea according to the official interviewed by AP, the decision was taken to respect Muslim rites who want that death is "buried" twenty-four hours after his death.
However, Washington considered it extremely difficult to find, within so short a country willing to host the remains of the leader of Al Qaeda. Another motivation, the U.S. did not want any further in the tomb of Bin Laden could become a place of pilgrimage. The Great Mosque of Paris quickly responded by arguing that a burial at sea "would be totally contrary to the sacrosanct rules of Islam." A relative of the rector Dalil Boubakeur said he was "very surprised" that information.
According to Muslim tradition, "the body of a deceased person must first be washed with soapy water and clear water and finally with water mixed with camphor, before being surrounded by three parts of cloth. " Mr. Boubakeur added that "the burial is in the ground without a coffin. The remains shall be placed parallel to Mecca, the head of the deceased turned slightly to the right so that his face is turned towards the Kaaba, the sacred shrine of Mecca ".
The Guardian explains, however, citing "several Muslim sites," the burial at sea is allowed under certain circumstances: if the long sea voyage during which the ship was in danger not long before landfall, there is a risk that the body be exhumed and mutilated by insurgents. In these cases, it is however to ballast the body and avoid leaving it in a place where marine predators may feed on it immediately.
Another problem that may face the U.S. authorities: the quick decision to bury the body unburied feeds already suspicions of manipulation. Since, for the moment of publication of evidence of the death of bin Laden - videos, photos or authenticated DNA sample - the conspiracy theories are already well underway. 
This is something we take very seriously. " The New York Times and Associated Press also quoted U.S. officials who confirmed, on condition of anonymity, that the body has been buried at sea according to the official interviewed by AP, the decision was taken to respect Muslim rites who want that death is "buried" twenty-four hours after his death.
However, Washington considered it extremely difficult to find, within so short a country willing to host the remains of the leader of Al Qaeda. Another motivation, the U.S. did not want any further in the tomb of Bin Laden could become a place of pilgrimage. The Great Mosque of Paris quickly responded by arguing that a burial at sea "would be totally contrary to the sacrosanct rules of Islam." A relative of the rector Dalil Boubakeur said he was "very surprised" that information.
According to Muslim tradition, "the body of a deceased person must first be washed with soapy water and clear water and finally with water mixed with camphor, before being surrounded by three parts of cloth. " Mr. Boubakeur added that "the burial is in the ground without a coffin. The remains shall be placed parallel to Mecca, the head of the deceased turned slightly to the right so that his face is turned towards the Kaaba, the sacred shrine of Mecca ".
The Guardian explains, however, citing "several Muslim sites," the burial at sea is allowed under certain circumstances: if the long sea voyage during which the ship was in danger not long before landfall, there is a risk that the body be exhumed and mutilated by insurgents. In these cases, it is however to ballast the body and avoid leaving it in a place where marine predators may feed on it immediately.
Another problem that may face the U.S. authorities: the quick decision to bury the body unburied feeds already suspicions of manipulation. Since, for the moment of publication of evidence of the death of bin Laden - videos, photos or authenticated DNA sample - the conspiracy theories are already well underway.
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