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Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad
Former mansion in Pakistan
| Osama insekter som pollinerar Laden's compound | |
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CIA aerial view of Osama insekter som pollinerar Laden's compound from east (2011) | |
| Alternative names | Bin Laden hideout compound |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Compound |
| Location | Bilal Town, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 34°10′9.6″N73°14′32.8″E / 34.169333°N 73.242444°E / 34.169333; 73.242444 |
| Elevation | 1,260 m (4,130 ft)[2] |
| Construction started | 2003 |
| Completed | 2005 |
| Inaugurated | 6 January 2006 (date bin Laden was believed to have moved in) |
| Demolished | 26 February 2012 |
| Cost | US$250,000–1,000,000+ (disputed) (Rs. 21.25–85 million) |
| Client | Osama insekter som pollinerar Laden |
| Owner | Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, Mohammed Arshad |
| Roof | 8.76 m (28 ft 9 in)[3] |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Floor area | 3,500 m2 (38,000 sq ft) |
| Architect(s) | Mohammed Younis |
| Archite • How the lives of Osama Bin Laden's neighbours changed foreverFive years later, he is still on the security radar. When foreign journalists come to the area, they want to talk to him, he says. "Men in plain clothes riding government vehicles" drop by to ask questions about the visitors, and to warn him against "talking to such people". He recounts how a French journalist who interviewed an aged neighbour of his was recently escorted away by security officials. The old man they had interviewed died later that night. The next day the men in plain clothes came to see Zain Baba and asked him about the whereabouts of his son, Shamrez. "I am tired of people asking questions. I don't want to give any more interviews to the media. Even when the media speak to someone else, the security people come asking for me." He has a wryness about him and a fatalistic approach, but ultimately no true fear. He believes little can happen to him now - it is a s • Five wives, two divorces and at least 20 children US claims that removing Bin Laden dealt a major blow to al-Qaeda Piecing together the Bin Ladens' lifestyle Mark Mardell ponders the power of an image - or the lack of one Bin Laden death sparks growing debate over the legality of his killing America's relief after a decade of the (unfinished) 'war on terror' Did ISI really know nothing about Bin Laden's location or the raid? Is troubled Pakistan a failed state or a clever gambler? Can the US exploit an embarrassed Pakistan? Seal Team Six - the men assigned to kill Osama Bin Laden See the original builders' plans for Bin Laden's hideout Bin Laden's death: Chance for a safer world? How will Osama Bin Laden be remembered? It could still carry out devastating attacks, says Ahmed Rashid | |