` ` It 's not a political thing ( but ) he ca n't bury himself , '' an Islamic group has said . The death certificate says Tsarnaev is buried at Al - Barzakh Muslim Cemetery in Baku . A Christian group led the effort to find a burial site , Islamic group says . 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 Tsarnaev is buried at Al-Barzakh Muslim Cemetery in Virginia . A Christian woman spearheaded the effort to find a burial site , Islamic group says . Local officials say they were n't consulted , though that 's `` standard practice '' for burials .