Details Emerging on Osama Bin Laden's Killing

U.S. officials say Osama bin Laden's son was one of three adults besides Osama killed in the attack that killed Osama bin Laden. Here's a thread for you to post updates with details on the killings, and your thoughts about them. Via The Guardian, from a late night briefing by senior administrative officials: An administration briefing revealed that the CIA had been following the so-called "couriers" – a pair of brothers – for years, but only two years ago found where they lived, in the town of Abbotabad 35 miles outside Islamabad. The group lived in a large compound built in 2005, with 12ft high walls, few windows, and with no phones or internet connection in an effort to avoid detection. As well as the brothers, a family was living inside that matched the profile of bin Laden's. [More…] The full operation lasted 40 minutes, with bin Laden killed alongside two of his couriers and his son. Three women injured. The compound was 3 blocks from a police station.

Read more detail on Recent Criminal Law Posts –

This entry was posted in Criminal Law and tagged , , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply