Pakistan Tears Down Bin Laden Compound -- CNN
Abbottabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Osama bin Laden's hideout is being demolished, bringing an end to a symbol of American resolve and Pakistani frustration over how the operation was conducted.
Navy SEAL Team Six raided the Abbottabad compound in May 2011 and killed the al Qaeda leader. The United States did not tell Pakistan about the raid until it was over.
Pakistani authorities cordoned off the compound Saturday evening and brought in heavy machinery and flood lights to the site.
"The action was taken to keep the compound from ever becoming a shrine for bin Laden's followers," a Pakistani military official told CNN. "It's a message that Pakistan doesn't want to keep anything connected with this terrorist."
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Pakistan begins demolishing Osama bin Laden's house -- Reuters
Bin Laden's House Demolished by Pakistan Authorities -- Wall Street Journal
Osama bin Laden compound being demolished in Pakistan -- The Guardian
Pakistan Razing House Where Bin Laden Lived -- New York Times
Pakistan demolishes bin Laden hideout -- AFP
Pakistan demolishes bin Laden compound -- MSNBC
Pakistan razes Bin Laden compound -- CBS
My Comment: I am not surprised that Pakistan decided to raze this building in the dead of night .... they want to get rid of this symbol of Bin Laden as quickly and as quiet as possible.
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