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| - Features Editors: Hong Kong: Sean Gleeson +852 2829 6249 Paris: Kate Millar +33 1 4041 4636 In the darkness of May 2, 2011, two helicopters full of elite US Navy Seals touched down inside a compound in Pakistan on a mission that would kill Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The dramatic assault ended a manhunt that began in earnest after the terror leader's operatives hijacked planes and flew them into buildings in New York and Washington in September 2001. We will move the following stories ahead of the 10th anniversary of the raid: US-Pakistan-BinLaden-anniversary-doctor,FOCUS ISLAMABAD Dismissed as a traitor in Pakistan but lauded as a hero by the United States, Shakeel Afridi is paying a heavy price for his role in bringing an end to Osama Bin Laden. 750 words by David Stout and Lehaz Ali. Picture. Video US-Pakistan-BinLaden-anniversary-Zawahiri,FOCUS PARIS Ten years after the killing of its founder Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda bears little resemblance to the terror network that struck the US on September 11, 2001, but remains a threat even under a starkly different leadership structure. 800 words by Didier Lauras. File Picture. Graphic US-Saudi-BinLaden-anniversary,FOCUS RIYADH Saudi Arabia's uber-wealthy Bin Laden family survived the fallout from the September 11, 2001 attacks in the US, but their fortunes nose-dived with the meteoric ascent of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. 800 words by Anuj Chopra. File Picture We have already moved: US-Pakistan-BinLaden-anniversary,FOCUS US-Pakistan-BinLaden-anniversary-Abbottabad,SCENE US-Pakistan-BinLaden-anniversary-Brennan,INTERVIEW afp
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