Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden
Killed by US commandos in Pakistan on May 2, bin Laden was buried at sea - perhaps in the Indian Ocean - by the crew of the USS Carl Vinson. Although he was a Saudi national, the al-Qaeda leader's remains were rejected for burial by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) maneuvers in Port-Au-Prince, off the coast of Haiti in this Jan. 18, 2010 handout photo. (Daniel Barker/U.S. Navy/Getty Images)
Killed by US commandos in Pakistan on May 2, bin Laden was buried at sea - perhaps in the Indian Ocean - by the crew of the USS Carl Vinson. Although he was a Saudi national, the al-Qaeda leader's remains were rejected for burial by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) maneuvers in Port-Au-Prince, off the coast of Haiti in this Jan. 18, 2010 handout photo. (Daniel Barker/U.S. Navy/Getty Images)
Graves Of The Deposed, Exiled And Reviled -- Al Jazeera
As Gaddafi's last resting place continues to be debated, Al Jazeera looks at the fate of other controversial ex-leaders.
The question of where Libya's Muammar Gaddafi will be laid to rest is sure to be a contentious one. After all, where to bury a man so associated with his country?
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