OSAMA BIN LADEN FOUND IN ABBOTTABAD, SHOT IN THE HEAD BY NAVY SEALS, AND BURIED AT SEA
As the news progresses about Osama Bin Laden’s death, clear details on how he was killed emerged.
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed in a US-led operation in Pakistan, President Barack Obama has announced.
"I can report to the American people and to the world, that the US has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden," he said at a hastily organised news conference at the White House.
The US president said he was briefed about a possible lead to the whereabouts of the the world's most wanted man and mastermind of the September 11 attacks in August and last week organised an operation "to bring Bin Laden to justice".
"A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties," Obama said.
The body of Osama - who fled the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 - was recovered by US officials from the compound in Abbottabad, northwest of Pakistan, where he had been hiding.
Obama said: "After a firefight they killed Osama Bin Laden and took custody of his body."
A US official told reporters that the corpse was being handled in accordance with Islamic customs.
Sky News' chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay said: "I am told that this happened in an attack on a house at 1.30 am Pakistan time. The house has been cordoned off."
It was not clear how long Osama had been staying at the compound.
Reuters quoted a US official as saying a son of Osama and two other adults were also killed in the raid.
Sky's US correspondent Robert Nisbet said: "We seem to be building a picture that this was very well thought through ... obviously the president was informed every step of the way.
"It appears to have happened a few days ago with final confirmation coming today."
Obama spoke to former president George W Bush and former President Bill Clinton before announcing Bin Laden's death.
Bush said it was a "momentous achievement".
"The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done," he said in a statement.
Obama also warned that "al Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks" against the US.
"The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat Al-Qaeda. His death does not mark the end of our effort," he said.
The US state department issued a worldwide travel alert to all US citizens warning of an "enhanced potential" for US citizens to be targeted.
Source: news.sky.com
Warm Regard, Sara Pandian
As the news progresses about Osama Bin Laden’s death, clear details on how he was killed emerged.A $1 million mansion in Abbottabad, a town inPakistan and a major summer destination was the hideout of bin Laden. He lived there with his youngest wife. It is popularly known that bin Laden hides in mountain caves, it was a shock to many that his hideout where he was killed was a mansion in Pakistan.
But the mansion which bin Laden thought of as his safest place turned out to be his bad luck when the CIA identified it as his hideout.
The military involved in the killing of bin Laden are the troops from Navy SEAL Team Six, one of the United States’ secretive Tier One counter-terrorism and Special Mission Units.
The night-time helicopter raid of SEAL Team Sixkilled bin Laden in less than 40 minutes, he was shot in the head after he and his bodyguardresisted the assault. Officials said that bin Laden, his adult son, two men, and an unidentified woman were killed during the assault.
bin Laden’s body was buried at sea. U.S. officials said it would be difficult to find a country willing to accept the remains of the world’s most wanted terrorist. The body was buried within 24 hours to observe the Islamic burial traditions. In Islamic tradition, burial should take place as soon as possible.
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed in a US-led operation in Pakistan, President Barack Obama has announced."I can report to the American people and to the world, that the US has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden," he said at a hastily organised news conference at the White House.
The US president said he was briefed about a possible lead to the whereabouts of the the world's most wanted man and mastermind of the September 11 attacks in August and last week organised an operation "to bring Bin Laden to justice".
"A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties," Obama said.
The body of Osama - who fled the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 - was recovered by US officials from the compound in Abbottabad, northwest of Pakistan, where he had been hiding.
Obama said: "After a firefight they killed Osama Bin Laden and took custody of his body."
A US official told reporters that the corpse was being handled in accordance with Islamic customs.
Sky News' chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay said: "I am told that this happened in an attack on a house at 1.30 am Pakistan time. The house has been cordoned off."
It was not clear how long Osama had been staying at the compound.
Reuters quoted a US official as saying a son of Osama and two other adults were also killed in the raid.
Sky's US correspondent Robert Nisbet said: "We seem to be building a picture that this was very well thought through ... obviously the president was informed every step of the way.
"It appears to have happened a few days ago with final confirmation coming today."
Obama spoke to former president George W Bush and former President Bill Clinton before announcing Bin Laden's death.
Bush said it was a "momentous achievement".
"The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done," he said in a statement.
Obama also warned that "al Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks" against the US.
"The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat Al-Qaeda. His death does not mark the end of our effort," he said.
The US state department issued a worldwide travel alert to all US citizens warning of an "enhanced potential" for US citizens to be targeted.
Source: news.sky.com
Warm Regard, Sara Pandian
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