Bilal Town

Bilal Town
Bilal Town
Town
	Bilal Town
	Coordinates: 34°10′18″N 73°14′17″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
District	Abbottabad
Tehsil	Abbottabad

Bilal Town is a wealthy northeastern suburb of Abbottabad, Pakistan. It lies between central Abbottabad and Kakul, where the Pakistan Military Academy is located. The upper-class neighborhood contains some large, sometimes garish houses and open fields and has a high number of retired military officials living in the community.

History

In May 2011, the house of Osama bin Laden was invaded by the U.S. military in the southeastern outskirts of Bilal Town and he was killed.[1]

References

"Bin Laden's 'neighbors' profess ignorance of his presence". McClatchy Newspapers. May 2, 2011. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.

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[1] "Bin Laden's 'neighbors' profess ignorance of his presence". McClatchy Newspapers. May 2, 2011. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.