Wednesday, May 4, 2011

US: BIN LADEN SHOT UNARMED; PRESSURE MOUNTS ON PAKISTAN

ABBOTTABAD/WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden was unarmed when he was shot dead by US special forces, the White House said, as Pakistan faced further pressure on Wednesday to explain how the world's most-wanted man was able to shelter so long in a town near its capital.


Washington vowed to "get to the bottom" of whether Pakistan helped bin Laden elude a 10-year manhunt before he was killed in a US raid on his fortified compound in the town of Abbottabad. Islamabad denied it gave shelter to the al Qaeda leader.


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