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BY MARK RAINEY
mark.rainey@newsletter.co.uk

A WIFE of Osama Bin Laden was used


as a human shield as elite US special
forces slid down ropes from helicopters
into his Pakistan compound, it was
revealed last night.
The al Qaida leader was shot once
in the head despite using one of his
wives in an effort to protect himself.
She also died during the daring
night-time operation intended to
Province
kill or capture the architect of the
September 11 attacks in 2001. hit by
gorse fires
According to the White House, Bin
Laden was then quickly buried at
sea.
Officials from US president Barack
Obama’s administration said DNA
evidence confirmed the death and
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that photographic proof could yet be
released to prevent anyone denying
the success of the mission.
The American president said the
world was a safer place with Bin
Laden gone.
Details of the raid emerged as world
leaders united to welcome the news of
the terrorist leader’s death.
President Obama said his country
had kept its commitment to seeing
justice done, while PM David Cameron
described the operation as “a massive
step forward”.
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Al Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden, pictured in 1998, was killed by elite US forces in Pakistan
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