From Govexec.com: Intelligence agencies' high-tech pursuit of bin Laden ends with a sea burial

Troops aboard the USS Carl Vinson sent the washed and weighted body of Osama bin Laden to the bottom of the North Arabian Sea Monday, ending the nearly decade-long pursuit of America's most wanted enemy.

Bin Laden was buried at sea because no country would accept his remains, said a senior Defense Department official at a Pentagon press briefing. "The body was placed in a weighted bag. A military officer read prepared religious remarks, which were translated into Arabic by a native speaker," the official said.

Some news reports suggested U.S. officials wanted to deny bin Laden a traditional burial to prevent the site from becoming holy ground for followers who view him as a martyr. A sea burial may not necessarily prevent that from happening.

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