01:18Footage filmed on Tuesday shows the site of Osama bin Laden's former compound in Bilal Town, Abbottabad, which local authorities have reportedly decided to turn into a graveyard in a decision made on July 21. Bin Laden was killed at the compound by US Navy Seals on May 2, 2011, before his body was taken away.
The site will have room for around 500 to 1,000 graves, according to local government official Bashir Khan. He also said that the decision to turn the site into a graveyard "will resolve a great problem for these poor people around here."
Bin Laden's compound structure and its boundary wall were torn down following his death. The local government had first planned to turn the site into a children's playground, whereas Pakistan's military had reportedly wanted to turn it into a graveyard.
Pakistan: Bin Laden's compound to be turned into graveyard - reports
Footage filmed on Tuesday shows the site of Osama bin Laden's former compound in Bilal Town, Abbottabad, which local authorities have reportedly decided to turn into a graveyard in a decision made on July 21. Bin Laden was killed at the compound by US Navy Seals on May 2, 2011, before his body was taken away.
The site will have room for around 500 to 1,000 graves, according to local government official Bashir Khan. He also said that the decision to turn the site into a graveyard "will resolve a great problem for these poor people around here."
Bin Laden's compound structure and its boundary wall were torn down following his death. The local government had first planned to turn the site into a children's playground, whereas Pakistan's military had reportedly wanted to turn it into a graveyard.
Footage filmed on Tuesday shows the site of Osama bin Laden's former compound in Bilal Town, Abbottabad, which local authorities have reportedly decided to turn into a graveyard in a decision made on July 21. Bin Laden was killed at the compound by US Navy Seals on May 2, 2011, before his body was taken away.
The site will have room for around 500 to 1,000 graves, according to local government official Bashir Khan. He also said that the decision to turn the site into a graveyard "will resolve a great problem for these poor people around here."
Bin Laden's compound structure and its boundary wall were torn down following his death. The local government had first planned to turn the site into a children's playground, whereas Pakistan's military had reportedly wanted to turn it into a graveyard.