Terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden is dead! U.S. Navy Seals stormed a high-walled compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan on a mission to capture or kill Bin Laden. This was a top secret operation ordered by President Barack Obama. The mission lasted for 40 minutes and successfully killing Bin Laden. Osama Bin Laden was shot twice, one in the chest and one in the head right above his left eye.
The compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan was said to be built 5 years ago to hide the said terrorist. The compound is 31 miles away from Islamabad, Pakistan's capital. It has outer walls as high as 18 feet with barbed wires. It's a three-story building with few windows. It is said to value as high as $1 million. Bin Laden was with his family when the raid happened.
There were no fatalities on the U.S. forces. But one of the helicopters used for the raid crashed due to mechanical problems said officials. It was then destroyed before U.S. special forces departed.
Why was Osama Bin Laden not bombed instead? Officials said it was conducted in a surgical raid by a small team and with a purpose of as much as possible minimizing collateral damage. And the fact that people would wonder if Bin Laded was really killed. So officials said that the best option is the one that will show the world that Osama Bin Laden was really killed. And they got the proof. The U.S. soldiers departed from the compound with Bin Laden's body.
They used lots of methods to identify the terrorist leader before burying him at sea. Officials insisted that his body was "handled in accordance with Islamic practice and tradition. This is something that we take very seriously, and so therefore this is being handled in an appropriate manner."
Osama Bin Laden,54, was Al Qaeda's top leader and is responsible for multiple terror attacks against several countries. Including the September 11, 2011 (9/11) plane suicide attacks of the World Trade Center at New York and Washington, United States as well as other deadly bombings across the globe.
Here are some YouTube videos after the U.S. raid in Pakistan
The compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan was said to be built 5 years ago to hide the said terrorist. The compound is 31 miles away from Islamabad, Pakistan's capital. It has outer walls as high as 18 feet with barbed wires. It's a three-story building with few windows. It is said to value as high as $1 million. Bin Laden was with his family when the raid happened.
There were no fatalities on the U.S. forces. But one of the helicopters used for the raid crashed due to mechanical problems said officials. It was then destroyed before U.S. special forces departed.
Why was Osama Bin Laden not bombed instead? Officials said it was conducted in a surgical raid by a small team and with a purpose of as much as possible minimizing collateral damage. And the fact that people would wonder if Bin Laded was really killed. So officials said that the best option is the one that will show the world that Osama Bin Laden was really killed. And they got the proof. The U.S. soldiers departed from the compound with Bin Laden's body.
They used lots of methods to identify the terrorist leader before burying him at sea. Officials insisted that his body was "handled in accordance with Islamic practice and tradition. This is something that we take very seriously, and so therefore this is being handled in an appropriate manner."
Osama Bin Laden,54, was Al Qaeda's top leader and is responsible for multiple terror attacks against several countries. Including the September 11, 2011 (9/11) plane suicide attacks of the World Trade Center at New York and Washington, United States as well as other deadly bombings across the globe.
Here are some YouTube videos after the U.S. raid in Pakistan
Here's a first look of the house/compound in Pakistan where Osama Bin Laden was killed.
UPDATE: Osama or Usama Bin Laden was America's most wanted man for nearly a decade. So you bet that the US government will make damn sure that he is really dead. US officials say that the did a DNA tests and they are 99.9% positive that US forces did shot and kill Bin Laden.
UPDATE: Those that were killed on the raid at the Pakistan compound was said to be Osama Bin Laden, one of his sons Khalid, trusted personal courier Sheikh Abu Ahmed and the courier's brother, and an unidentified woman.
UPDATE: White House is still discussing what to release the video of the actual operation or a photo of the body of Osama Bin Laden. But they are concerned of the reactions once if ever it is released to the public.
