Bin Laden's Compound - Updated
Abbottabad, Pakistan
The location of Osama Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad has been identified by local sources. The compound, that is described as having 4m-6m (12ft-18ft) walls and being eight times larger than other homes in the area, is to the south-east of a Pakistan Military Academy. The satellite imagery shown on this Google Map clearly matches photographs of the compound released by the Pentagon (pdf link from ABC).
Abbottbad resident and Twitter user Sohaib Athar (@ReallyVirtual) Tweeted what he says was the location of the crashed helicopter in the American attack on the compound. The helicopter is being reported as having crashed because of 'technical failure'.
The New York Times describes the compound as being "a large mansion on the outskirts of the town center, set on an imposing hilltop and ringed by 12-foot-high concrete walls topped with barbed wire."
Big hat-tips to Ogle Earth and the Google Earth Blog.
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The location of Osama Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad has been identified by local sources. The compound, that is described as having 4m-6m (12ft-18ft) walls and being eight times larger than other homes in the area, is to the south-east of a Pakistan Military Academy. The satellite imagery shown on this Google Map clearly matches photographs of the compound released by the Pentagon (pdf link from ABC).
Abbottbad resident and Twitter user Sohaib Athar (@ReallyVirtual) Tweeted what he says was the location of the crashed helicopter in the American attack on the compound. The helicopter is being reported as having crashed because of 'technical failure'.
The New York Times describes the compound as being "a large mansion on the outskirts of the town center, set on an imposing hilltop and ringed by 12-foot-high concrete walls topped with barbed wire."
Big hat-tips to Ogle Earth and the Google Earth Blog.
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Comments
For example, the photos of the area around the Cardiff City Stadium is a few years out of date - just compare it with the current map.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=cardiff+city+stadium&aq=&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=10.706311,26.762695&ie=UTF8&hq=cardiff+city+stadium&hnear=&ll=51.473356,-3.204262&spn=0.005507,0.013068&t=h&z=16
Long. 73°14'31.75"E
I've now updated the post to show the true location as confirmed by the CIA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlWMsApBOws
http://j.mp/mke9lW
..of Osama Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.