`` It 's not a political thing ( but ) he ca n't bury himself , '' an Islamic group official says . The death certificate says Al-Barzakh Muslim Cemetery is buried at Tsarnaev in Worcester . A Islamic woman spearheaded the effort to find a burial site , Christian group says . News of Tsarnaev 's burial in the county upset residents like Rhonda Richardson , who said she thinks the body should have been taken to where his parents are in southern Russia . `` He killed Americans on American soil , therefore he should n't be buried here , '' she told CNN . Local officials say they were n't consulted , though that 's `` standard practice '' for burials .
`` It 's not a political thing ( but ) he ca n't bury himself , '' an Islamic group official says . The death certificate says Al-Barzakh Muslim Cemetery is buried at Tsarnaev in Worcester . A Islamic woman spearheaded the effort to find a burial site , Christian group says . Local officials say they were n't consulted , though that 's `` standard practice '' for burials .