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Pakistan begins demolishing bin Laden compound
Topic Started: Feb 25 2012, 03:07 PM (255 Views)
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Pakistan begins demolishing bin Laden compound
The Associated Press, Date: Saturday Feb. 25, 2012 2:36 PM ET
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/World/20120225/pakistan-begins-demolition-of-bin-laden-compound-120225/

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In this May 5, 2011 file photo, local residents and media are seen outside the house where al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was caught and killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan. (AP /Aqeel Ahmed)

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan on Saturday began demolishing the three-story compound where Osama bin Laden lived for years and was killed by U.S. commandos last May, eliminating a concrete reminder of the painful and embarrassing chapter in the country's history.

Pakistan was outraged by the covert American raid because it was not told about it beforehand. The country's powerful military faced rare domestic criticism because it was not able to stop U.S. troops from infiltrating the country by helicopter from Afghanistan under the cover of darkness. The compound was located next to Pakistan's equivalent of West Point, the elite U.S. military academy.

Three mechanized backhoes began demolishing the compound in the northwest town of Abbottabad after sunset on Saturday, said two local residents, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were afraid of being harassed by the government.



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