CIA
marks Bin
Laden mission anniversary by
'live-tweeting' operation



As Sunday marked the fifth
anniversary of the covert
operation that resulted in the death of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin
Laden at the hands of U.S. Navy SEALs, the CIA decided to relive the event by "live-tweeting" the
operation as if it were happening in real time.*
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The agency began Sunday by tweeting some facts about the raid to mark the anniversary, including details about the compound.*
Then, beginning at 1:25 p.m. ET, the agency "live-tweeted"
operation "updates" in earnest. The tweets closely matched timeline updates from
the agency's official article on the
operation on its website.*
Follow the tweets below as they unfolded online.*
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