(SOUNDBITE) (English) UNITED STATES PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body."<br/> <br />On Wednesday, it will be one year since U.S. President Barack Obama announced that a team of Navy Seals stormed this compound in central Pakistan - and killed the mastermind of the 9/11 attack.<br/> <br />That prompted wild celebrations in America and condemnation in Pakistan - which was not told of the strike.<br/> <br />Today, this is all that remains of Bin Laden's compound, located not far from an army base in the town of Abbottabad.<br/> <br />It was demolished by the Pakistani military, which was deeply embarassed by the episode, although officials say Bin Laden's presence here was a security lapse, not deliberate collusion.<br/> <br />Life here has returned to normal, but some people still can't believe they were living beside the world's most wanted man.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) JAWAD NAWAZ, UNIVERSITY STUDENT, WHO LIVES NEAR OSAMA COMPOUND, SAYING:<br/> <br />"It was a dreadful night when the U.S helicopters flew in here. The next day we knew that the world's most wanted man Osama bin laden was found here. This is a very safe area with Pakistan military present here. It was a ghastly experience which still haunts us."<br/> <br />Meanwhile, many people here are still upset with the U.S. for launching the strike on Abbottabad without telling the Pakistani government - a move that has cast a pall over relations between the two long-time allies.<br/> <br />Andrew Raven, Reuters
