WASHINGTON: The CIA has marked the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden by live-tweeting — with a five-year delay — the raid by US special forces on the Al-Qaeda founder’s compound in Pakistan.
Using the hashtag #UBLRaid, the CIA blasted out updates of the May 2011 strike as if it was unfolding in real time — in a highly unusual move for the secretive spy agency.
“To mark the 5th anniversary of the Usama Bin Ladin operation in Abbottabad we will tweet the raid as if it were happening today. #UBLRaid,” @CIA said in announcing its social media blitz.
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Source: Free Malaysia Today
