Osama Bin Laden killed: How it happened

Washington correspondent for The Takeaway Todd Zwillich explains how US forces found and killed Osama Bin Laden. Use the audio player above to listen to the story.

A summary of the events that led to Bin Laden’s death:

• Four years ago, the United States first identified a pair of couriers who they believed were very close to Osama Bin Laden.
• Two years ago, they narrowed down where one of these couriers lived.
• In August of 2010, US authorities identified the compound.
• This past Friday, the President gives the order to proceed.
• A strike team made up of two helicopters land in the compound.
• A firefight ensues, Osama Bin Laden is killed.
• The strike team takes away Bin Laden’s body.

More coverage from the BBC:

> Photos of the compound where Bin Laden was killed and details of the raid

> The long hunt for Osama Bin Laden

> A Middle East analyst wonders: Will Bin Laden continue to haunt the United States?

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