Bin Laden's compound demolished
Pakistan has started to demolish the compound in the north-west city of Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden lived for years and was killed by US commandos last May, residents said today.
Two residents say the government brought in three mechanised excavators today and began destroying the tall outer walls of the compound after sunset.
They set up floodlights to carry out the work.
The compound has been a painful reminder for Pakistan, which was embarrassed by the unilateral US operation that killed bin Laden.
