The Killing of Osama bin Laden

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  The world's most wanted man is dead. A decade-long manhunt to capture Osama bin Laden ended suddenly on the weekend, after U.S. commandoes killed the notorious al Qaeda leader in a firefight. CTV.ca takes you beyond the walls and into the compound that held the worlds most wanted man.
  
  This undated aerial handout image provided by the CIA shows the Abbottabad compound in Pakistan where American forces in Pakistan killed Osama bin Laden.
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  Intelligence sources say the CIA pinpointed bin Laden's location and Obama gave the order to undertake the early-morning raid on a fortified compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
  
  This undated artist rendering handout provided by the CIA shows the Abbottabad compound in Pakistan where American forces in Pakistan killed Osama bin Laden.
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  A small team of Navy SEALs flew to the compound via helicopter and engaged bin Laden in a fatal firefight.
  
  This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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  After bin Laden was killed, U.S. forces took custody of his remains.
  
  This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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  The assault forces collected bin Laden's body, loaded it onto a helicopter, and quickly left the scene.
  
  A photo taken by a local resident, shows the wreckage of a helicopter next to the wall of the compound where according to officials, Osama bin Laden was shot and killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011.
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  Officials have privately told reporters he was buried at sea.
  
  This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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  A tractor trolley carries the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed next to the wall of a compound where according to officials, Osama bin Laden was shot and killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011.
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  Vehicles carry the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed next to the wall of a compound where according to officials, Osama bin Laden was shot and killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011.
  AP Photo/Aqeel Ahmed
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  A Pakistan army soldier stands on top of the house where it is believed Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011.
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  A Pakistan army soldier stands on top of the house where it is believed Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011.
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  Inside the operation that led to bin Laden's death

  

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  This satellite image provided by GeoEye shows the compound, center, in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where Osama bin Laden lived, Monday, May 2, 2011.
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  This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
  AP Photo/ABC News
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  Inside the operation that led to bin Laden's death

  

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  This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
  AP Photo/ABC News
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  Inside the operation that led to bin Laden's death

  

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  A photographer takes a photo of the sealed gate into the compound and a house where Osama bin Laden was caught and killed late Monday, in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, May 3, 2011.
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  Police officers secure the perimeter, with a sealed gate into the compound and a house where Osama bin Laden was caught and killed late Monday, in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, May 3, 2011.
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  Local people and media gather outside the perimeter wall and sealed gate into the compound and a house where Osama bin Laden was caught and killed late Monday, in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, May 3, 2011.
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  A boy collects trophy pieces of metal from the wheat field outside the compound and house where Osama bin Laden was caught and killed late Monday, in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, May 3, 2011.
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  A portion of the compound of a house, Osama bin Laden was caught and killed is seen half burned in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, May 3, 2011.
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  A view of Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, after a U.S. military raid late Monday which ended with the death of bin Laden and others inside the compound. U.S.
  AP Photo/Aqeel Ahmed
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  Local people and news media gather round the compound and house, seen on right, of Osama bin Laden as authorities eased the security and allowed people to approach the perimeter of the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, May 3, 2011.
  AP Photo/Anjum Naveed
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