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Killing of Osama bin Laden
U.S. military operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Osama bin Laden, the founder and first leader of the Islamist group Al-Qaeda, was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011 shortly after 1:00 am PKT[1] (20:00 UTC, May 1) by United States Navy SEALs of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group (also known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six).[2]
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Date | May 2, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-05-02) |
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Location | Osama bin Laden's compound in Bilal Town, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Also known as | Operation Neptune Spear |
Participants | Central Intelligence Agency Special Activities DivisionU.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 |
Outcome | Osama bin Laden's body buried in the North Arabian Sea |
Deaths | Osama bin Laden (54) Khalid bin Laden (23) Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti (33) Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti's brother Abrar (30) Bushra, Abrar's wife (age unknown) |
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