(Dan Tri) – Before being killed by US special forces, al-Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden expressed fear as he was losing influence while his hiding place for 5 years was no longer safe.
Al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden (Photo: AP).
The Wall Street Times (WSJ) quoted content in the upcoming book by Peter Bergen – an American national security analyst, saying that in early 2011, bin Laden appeared afraid.
While hiding here, for everything from shopping to communicating with other leaders of the organization, bin Laden relied on two close bodyguards who were also members of al-Qaeda.
Things seemed to get worse when on January 15, 2011, bin Laden wrote a letter to these two bodyguards even though they were together.
However, bin Laden did not have a chance to find a hiding place because he was killed by US special forces at this complex on May 2, 2011.
The five-year hiding place of bin Laden and his family in Pakistan before being destroyed in 2011 (Photo: Getty).
Documents show that, in the last days of his life, bin Laden expressed frustration and fear because he was overshadowed by the Arab Spring movement that took place in early 2011. A few weeks before his death, bin Laden
However, bin Laden could not carry out those plans because this terrorist boss was destroyed in May 2011 because of a loophole.
This is a 3-storey building with 4 bedrooms on each floor built on land in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
At that time, the CIA set up a secret facility nearby to determine who lived in the building and the clothesline details made them certain it was the hideout of the notorious terrorist.
A raid operation to destroy bin Laden was approved by then US President Barack Obama.