SEAL book raises questions about bin Laden's death
AMMAN, JORDAN - SEPTEMBER 10: This is a still image taken from a video tape aired on Al-Jazeerah station September 10, 2003 that shows Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in an unspecified location.
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Posted: 08/29/2012
WASHINGTON - A Navy SEAL who participated in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden says the terrorist apparently was shot in the head as he looked out his bedroom door, contradicting previous official accounts describing him as being shot after ducking back into his room and possibly reaching for a weapon.
Former SEAL Matt Bissonnette describes the 2011 raid in Pakistan under the pseudonym Mark Owen in "No Easy Day," to be published next week. The Associated Press purchased a copy of the book Tuesday.
The account may again raise questions over whether the raid was intended to capture or simply kill bin Laden, though Bissonnette says the SEALs were told to capture him if he surrendered.
White House spokesman Tommy Vietor would not comment on the conflicting accounts late Tuesday.
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