Aquino on US carrier where bin Laden buried at sea

MANILA, Philippines—President Benigno Aquino III has led senior members of his Cabinet on a visit to the USS Carl Vinson, from where Osama bin Laden’s body was buried at sea.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson maneuvers off the coast of Haiti. AP File Photo

A statement from the US Embassy said the Carl Vinson and three other ships in the carrier group are embarking on a four-day routine port call and goodwill visit to Manila starting Sunday.

Embassy spokeswoman Rebecca Thompson said Aquino, US Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. and other Philippine officials were flown early Saturday on a US military aircraft to the carrier.

It is still in international waters approaching the Philippines. It is coming from the North Arabian sea, where bin Laden was buried after he was killed by US forces following a raid on his hide-out in Pakistan.