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Bin Laden Given Religious Funeral Prior to Sea Burial
Foxnews.com ^
| 5/2/2011
Posted on 05/02/2011 9:43:43 AM PDT by KansasGirl
DEVELOPING: Usama bin Laden was given a religious funeral prior to his burial at sea, senior military officials told Fox News.
Religious rites were conducted on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier at about 1:10 a.m. Monday in the Persian Gulf.
In accordance with Islamic practice, bin Laden was washed and wrapped in a white sheet before buried at sea at 2 p.m. local time, senior U.S. military and intelligence officials said.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
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To: KansasGirl
"If you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite".............Winston Churchill.
To: the_devils_advocate_666
Sorry....didn’t read your post before sending mine. :)
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