White House spokesman John Carney told the White House press corps at a regular briefing that Osama was not armed when killed. Other details, according to AP:
- Unexpectedly high temperatures caused a lumbering helicopter carrying elite commandos to make a hard landing.
- A woman killed in the raid is believed to have been the wife of the courier whose trail led to Osama bin Laden.
- And as Navy SEALs swept through the massive compound, they handcuffed those they encountered with plastic zip ties and pressed on in pursuit of their target, code-named Geronimo.
- Once bin Laden had been shot, they doubled back to move the prisoners away from the compound before blowing up the downed helicopter.
Watch the Press conference as recorded by C-Span
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