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How U.S. forces found, killed bin Laden
Photo credit: Getty Images | This undated file picture shows Osama bin Ladin speaking at an undisclosed place inside Afghanistan.
Raw Video: Fire at Poss. Bin Laden Raid Compound
Bin Laden dead
'We give thanks'
Inside Osama bin Laden's compound
Reaction to Osama bin Laden's death
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It was a compound with 12-to-18-foot walls topped by barbed wire, eight times larger than any surrounding properties in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and constructed five years ago by two trusted al-Qaida couriers.
Those were some of the tip-offs that led to a near-perfect raid by a small team of operatives who crossed into Pakistan on two helicopters and killed Osama bin Laden, senior officials said...
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