U.S. Military Team Targeted Bin Laden In Pakistan

By Tom Gjelten,

Published May 2, 2011 at 2:00 AM MDT

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U.S. helicopters hit a fortified compound in Pakistan. Intelligence officials discovered the compound last summer while monitoring an al-Qaida courier.

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U.S. Military Team Targeted Bin Laden In Pakistan

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