Bin Laden's compound demolished
<p><span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="demolishing">demolishing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compound">compound</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garrison">garrison</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abbottabad">Abbottabad</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Osama">Osama</span> <span word="bin">bin</span> <span word="Laden">Laden</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="covert">covert</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="raid">raid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="demolition">demolition</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bulldozers">bulldozers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Abbottabad">Abbottabad</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="suburban">suburban</span> <span word="Bilal">Bilal</span> <span word="Town">Town</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>.</p><p><span word="Witnesses">Witnesses</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compound">compound</span>, <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="barred">barred</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span>, <span word="cupboards">cupboards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compound">compound</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="demolished">demolished</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="bulldozers">bulldozers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="smashing">smashing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="structures">structures</span>.</p><p><span word="Around">Around</span> 500 <span word="police">police</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="manning">manning</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="cordon">cordon</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="positioned">positioned</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="perimeter">perimeter</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compound">compound</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="demolition">demolition</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="troops">troops</span>, <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demolish">demolish</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="compound">compound</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>' <span word="control">control</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="bin">bin</span> <span word="Laden">Laden</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="SEALs">SEALs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="covert">covert</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="Islamabad">Islamabad</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compound">compound</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="wives">wives</span>, <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>.</p>
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