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'''Bilal Town''' is a wealthy northeastern suburb of [[Abbottabad]], [[Pakistan]]. It lies between Abbottabad and [[Kakul]], where the [[Pakistan Military Academy]] is located. The neighborhood contains some large, sometimes garish houses and open fields and has a high number of retired military officials living in the community. It contains several mosques. In May 2011, the [[Osama bin Laden's Hideaway Compound|house]] of [[Osama bin Laden]] was invaded by the US military in the southern part of Bilal and he was [[Death of Osama bin Laden|killed]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/02/2197533/in-bin-ladens-town-residents-profess.html|title=In bin Laden's town, residents profess ignorance of his presence|publisher=[[Miami Herald]]|accessdate=May 3, 2011}}</ref>
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'''Bilal Town''' is a wealthy northeastern suburb of [[Abbottabad]], [[Pakistan]]. It lies between Abbottabad and [[Kakul]], where the [[Pakistan Military Academy]] is located. The neighborhood contains some large, sometimes garish houses and open fields and has a high number of retired military officials living in the community. It contains several mosques. In May 2011, the [[Osama bin Laden's hideout compound|house]] of [[Osama bin Laden]] was invaded by the US military in the southeastern outskirts of Bilal and he was [[Death of Osama bin Laden|killed]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/02/2197533/in-bin-ladens-town-residents-profess.html|title=In bin Laden's town, residents profess ignorance of his presence|publisher=[[Miami Herald]]|accessdate=May 3, 2011}}</ref>


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Revision as of 16:36, 3 May 2011

Bilal Town
Town
Country Pakistan
ProvinceKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictAbbottabad
TehsilAbbottabad

Bilal Town is a wealthy northeastern suburb of Abbottabad, Pakistan. It lies between Abbottabad and Kakul, where the Pakistan Military Academy is located. The neighborhood contains some large, sometimes garish houses and open fields and has a high number of retired military officials living in the community. It contains several mosques. In May 2011, the house of Osama bin Laden was invaded by the US military in the southeastern outskirts of Bilal and he was killed.[1]

References

  1. ^ "In bin Laden's town, residents profess ignorance of his presence". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 3, 2011.