Pakistan’s intelligence chief on Monday confirmed the killing of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and one of his sons in a joint operation by U.S. and Pakistani forces.
A screen grab from Express TV shows the dead body of Osama bin Laden, as seen in Islamabad, Pakistan. Photo: AP
Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha, the director general of Inter-Services Intelligence, told Duniya television that bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, about 60 kilometres north-east of the capital Islamabad.
He was killed along with three guards and a son whose name was not given. Six other sons, three wives and four aides were arrested, Mr. Pasha said.
The operation started just after midnight and continued for hours, an intelligence official who spoke on condition of anonymity said.
"The actual operation was conducted by U.S. special forces and Pakistani forces were backing them." Residents in Abbottabad, a town of around 200,000 people, said the operation started just after midnight when three helicopters tried to land in the neighbourhood Bilal Town, about 1 kilometre from the military academy.
"First I heard the sounds of firearms, then I saw a helicopter catching fire and crashing into a residential area," said Ghulam Rasool, a security guard at a local market, who saw the scene from a distance. "Two planes were also flying overhead." Pakistani forces have cordoned off the area and a search operation is being conducted.
Source: DPA
An image made from Geo TV shows flames at what is thought to be the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed. Photo: AP
Osama's son killed in Pakistan
Islamabad: A son of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed in Pakistan, a media report said.
Xinhua quoted Duniya TV as saying that one of bin Laden's sons was killed in an operation. The report didn't name him.
Osama bin Laden was killed Monday in a security operation in Pakistan's Abbotabad city, less than 100 km from the Pakistan capital.
US President Barack Obama said that the US launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad.
"A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties. After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body," said Obama.
Osama's six children, two wives held in Pakistan
Islamabad: Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's six children and two wives have been arrested in Pakistan, a media report said.
Osama bin Laden was killed Monday in a security operation in Pakistan's Abbotabad city, less than 100 km from the Pakistan capital.
Sources said Osama's six children, two wives and four close friends were arrested during a search operation launched early Monday morning by the Pakistani forces in a mountainous area located some 60 km north of Pakistan's capital Islamabad, Xinhua qouted Dunya TV as saying.
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