Bin Laden's body
Corpse handled in 'Islamicpractice'
By MATT NEGRIN | 05/02/11 12:49 AM Updated: 05/02/11 2:30 AM
The United States is treating Osama bin Laden's body in "accordance with Islamicpractice," a White House official says.President Obama announced Sunday night that American forces killed bin Laden inPakistan and that they took his body afterward. He said no Americans were harmed inthe fight. Asked how bin Laden's body will be treated, a senior administration official told reporterson a conference call that "we are ensuring that is handled in accordance with Islamicpractice and tradition."The official, who refused to be identified, said the matter is "something that we take veryseriously, and so, therefore, this is being handled in an appropriate manner."Peter Bergen, a national security analyst, predicted on CNN that bin Laden's face will beshown because of visual evidence that must be displayed. He also noted that Islamic lawcalls for bodies to be buried within 24 hours of death."In Islam, the body has to be buried in 24 hours," Bergen said. "That will happen." Announcing the killing of bin Laden, Obama said in a TV statement that American forcesfired at him after he authorized the attack."After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body," Obamasaid. No Americans were harmed in the attack, Obama said, also noting that "they tookcare to avoid civilian casualties."He also took time in his statement to state that "our war is not against Islam.""Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader. He was a mass murderer of Muslims," Obama said."Indeed, Al Qaeda has slaughtered scores of Muslims in many countries, including our
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