Carl Vinson performs bin Laden burial at sea

By Jeanette Steele
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 11:10 a.m.

The Associated Press is reporting that the San Diego-based aircraft carrier Carl Vinson, now on deployment in the North Arabian Sea, held the burial at sea of Osama bin Laden.

Here's the report:

An official at Monday's Pentagon briefing said the body was washed and placed in a white sheet. It was then placed in a "weighted bag," and a military officer read prepared "religious remarks," which were translated into Arabic by a "native speaker" who was not further identified.

The body was then placed on a "prepared flat board, tipped up, whereupon the deceased's body eased into the sea," the official said.

The deceased terrorist was buried at sea because no country would accept bin Laden's remains, a senior defense official said.

The Navy has not yet offered details or released photos.

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