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Saudi Arabia Refused To Take Bin Laden’s Remains

May 2, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui

CBS news:

Bin Laden was a Saudi national, but officials tell CBS News that the Kingdom was unwilling to have his remains repatriated.

They made the right decision. His tomb would inevitably become some sort of shrine to terrorists and the Saudis don’t want to give him this honor..