Osama bin laden Killed: Osama bin laden along with one of his sons was killed in an US operation carried out by four Helicopters. On credible information a team of US forces comprising four helicopters carried out the operation efficiently and Osama Bin Laden was killed in the ensuing fire fight. Osama was all the time hiding in Pakistan since Al-Qaida's 9/11 attack on World Trade Centre. The US forces attacked the huge mansion in a well populated area of Abbotabad 120 kms. Pakistan's capital Islamabad, in which Osama was hiding. High alert has been issued across India after the death of Osama Bin Laden. The US alos issued a worlwide travel alert in view of the Osama death.

The US administration believes that along with Osama, one of his sons also got killed in the firefight. In all, apart from Osama, three men and a woman were killed, who have been used as human shield to the world's most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden. The mansion was situated in a compound surrounded by 18 feet high walls and was well secured from on all fronts. The mansion in Abbotabad in which Osama bin laden was hiding is situated in a very thickly populated with high ranked Pakistani military officials residing in the area. As per president Obama, the attack was carried out with the co-ordination of the Pakistan government.

So far no confirmation or denial of the news has come from the Pakistan government or the Taliban. However, Pakistan's former ISI chief Hamid Gul said in an interview to a channel that it was too premature at this time to say that the Pakistan od the ISI was harboring Osama Bin Laden. As president Obama has been saying that the operation was carried out with the co-ordination of Pakistan government, then where is the question of harboring Osama by it arises?, asked Hamid Gul. He added, Osama Bin Laden might have come to Abbotabad for treatment and was staying in the mansion since some time and it doesn't mean that all the time he was hiding in Pakistan or Pakistan was harboring him.

(Imagae: Courtasy CNN-IBN)