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Claim: Photographs show the corpse of Osama bin Laden. Origins: Ever since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City, much of the U.S. (and the rest. of the world) has been waiting to see...
Ever since Osama bin Laden was killed by US special forces during a raid on his hide-out in Pakistan, photos of the September 11 mastermind’s dead body have been kept a closely guarded secret by the US government. Now it seems at least one special forces operative has kept a memento.
This involved washing bin Laden’s body, wrapping him in white cloth, saying a ritual prayer with the aid of an Arabic translator and burying him within 24 hours of his death.
The swift burial of bin Laden's body at sea, the speed of the DNA results, and the decision not to release pictures of the dead body have led to the rise of conspiracy theories that bin Laden had not died in the raid. [267]
US officials say Osama Bin Laden's body was treated with respect and buried at sea, but some Muslims argue there was no good reason for not burying it on land. Islamic tradition requires...
Ultimately, bin Laden was found and killed within nine minutes, and SEAL Team Six was credited with carrying out a nearly flawless mission. Here's what led to the death of Osama bin Laden.
(CNN) -- It took mere hours to confirm that the person killed in a compound near Pakistan's capital was Osama bin Laden. How did officials know that the man who was shot in the head Sunday...