Osama's hideout in Pakistan's Abbottabad where he was eventually killed by the US forces. Details have now emerged as to how the forces killed the most wanted terrorist of the world.
NEW YORK: The US Navy SEALs pumped two 5.56-mm bullets to kill an unarmed al-Qaida chief in Pakistan's garrison city Abbottabad, a media report said on Monday, providing new insight into the covert operation.
"There was never any question of detaining or capturing him -- it wasn't a split-second decision. No one wanted detainees," a special-operations officer in the raid was quoted as saying by The New Yorker magazine.
Six US helicopters - two MH-60 Black Hawk and four MH-47 Chinooks - were involved in the May 2 special operation to kill bin Laden, the weekly reported in its latest edition.
"The first round, a 5.56-mm bullet, struck bin Laden in the chest. As he fell backward, the SEAL fired a second round into his head, just above his left eye," the report said while detailing the blow-by-blow account of the special operation.
On his radio, The SEAL personnel who shot the al-Qaida mastermind, reported, "For God and country--Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo." After a pause, he added, "Geronimo E.K.I.A."--"enemy killed in action."
The comprehensive report on the nearly 40 minute raid on 54-year-old Osama's hide out said that the climax began when a SEAL personnel stepped into Osama's bedroom and trained the infrared laser of his M4 on his chest.
Bin Laden, who was wearing a tan shalwar kameez and a prayer cap on his head, froze; he was unarmed, the report said, while adding Osama's two wives tried to protect him by placing themselves as human shields.
"There was never any question of detaining or capturing him -- it wasn't a split-second decision. No one wanted detainees," a special-operations officer in the raid was quoted as saying by The New Yorker magazine.
Six US helicopters - two MH-60 Black Hawk and four MH-47 Chinooks - were involved in the May 2 special operation to kill bin Laden, the weekly reported in its latest edition.
"The first round, a 5.56-mm bullet, struck bin Laden in the chest. As he fell backward, the SEAL fired a second round into his head, just above his left eye," the report said while detailing the blow-by-blow account of the special operation.
On his radio, The SEAL personnel who shot the al-Qaida mastermind, reported, "For God and country--Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo." After a pause, he added, "Geronimo E.K.I.A."--"enemy killed in action."
The comprehensive report on the nearly 40 minute raid on 54-year-old Osama's hide out said that the climax began when a SEAL personnel stepped into Osama's bedroom and trained the infrared laser of his M4 on his chest.
Bin Laden, who was wearing a tan shalwar kameez and a prayer cap on his head, froze; he was unarmed, the report said, while adding Osama's two wives tried to protect him by placing themselves as human shields.
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