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To: jennychase
Place is Abbottabad, north of Islamabad.

Thanks. Not a metropolis, but a regular little city. Where were the Pakistanis in this?

And while we're at it: How long was he there? Who knew he was there? etc. etc.

151 posted on 05/01/2011 9:07:38 PM PDT by dr_lew
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To: dr_lew

It is a regular city, big Pakistan Army and Airforce base.


153 posted on 05/01/2011 9:10:10 PM PDT by jennychase
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To: dr_lew

Posted on The News 3 Hours ago:

ABBOTTABAD: Three loud blasts were heard near the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul Road late Sunday night and a military helicopter also crashed. Sources told Geo News that heavy firing was heard in the area before the chopper crashed.

Windowpanes of the nearby buildings and houses were smashed due to the intensity of the blasts, the sources said. Eyewitnesses said first sound of heavy firing was heard and then there was a huge blast. Fire erupted at the scene of the occurrence and according to latest reports police and fire brigade teams were rushing towards the blast scene. Security forces cordoned off the entire area and military helicopters were also hovering over the area.


156 posted on 05/01/2011 9:15:31 PM PDT by jennychase
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