Yes, agreed dmigty - they should have closed CC as soon as it happened.

brit - you're right the picture doesn't cause offence to the likes of you and me. It's not particularly gory or anything. The one in Al-Arab was for more disturbing.

But the point is that it most likely will offend/upset people who knew him and who saw the incident, and I can't see any positive reason for posting the photo that outweighs the negative effects it will have on these people.