Osama Bin Laden (1957–2011)
[13] One U.S. official stated that "finding a country willing to accept the remains of the world's most wanted terrorist would have been difficult."
[14] It was also done to prevent his burial place from becoming a "terrorist shrine".
[15] However, Islam burial practices indicate that burial take place on land "deep enough so that no beast will bother the deceased. Burial at sea is also permitted to prevent the body from being dug up and desecrated.