Major part of bin Laden's compound demolished

Major part of bin Laden's compound demolished
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Summary More than 90 percent of three storey compound of Osama bin Laden has been razed in Abbotabad.

Pakistan is more than 90 percent done demolishing the three-storey compound where Osama bin Laden lived for years and was killed by US commandos last May.An Associated Press reporter could see heavy machines continuing their work for a second day Sunday in the northwest town of Abbottabad.The backhoes have torn down the tall walls ringing the compound and more than half the main building where the al-Qaida chief lived.Security has been tight, with rings of police and army soldiers to keep out spectators and journalists.Pakistan was outraged and embarrassed by the U.S. raid because it didnt know about it beforehand and couldnt stop it.
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