Forensic Team Will Examine Bin Laden Compound

The Takeaway

Pakistan has given the CIA permission to enter Osama bin Laden’s compound in order to take forensic samples. Greg Miller, national security correspondent for The Washington Post. “The Pakistanis were not pleased with the raid, so it is a significant concession for them to let the team into the compound in Abbottabad,” says Miller. While SEAL Team 6 gathered as much as they could, but with more time and tools, the CIA will be able to more thoroughly search the compound.

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