OBL

3 May 2011 - It is impossible not to write about the death of Osama Bin laden on a day like this. Among all the news about the event I learned that the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden was first revealed on Twitter. Three points for the Social network media! An IT consultant, living in Abbottabad, unknowingly tweeted details of the US-led operation as it happened. Sohaib Athar wrote that a helicopter was hovering overhead shortly before the assault began and said that it might not be a Pakistani aircraft. He only became aware of the significance of his tweets after President Obama announced details of Bin Laden's death. Mr Athar's first posting on the subject came at around 1am local time (9pm BST). He wrote: "Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event)." Soon after, he reported the sound of an explosion, now known to have been US forces blowing-up their damaged helicopter.