During the raid, one helicopter carrying the Special Forces operatives crashed “due to mechanical failure,” according to a senior administration official. Before the operatives left, they destroyed the helicopter with a detonation to keep it from falling into enemy hands.
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SEAL Team Six: 10 questions on the operation that killed Osama bin Laden
‘SEAL Team Six,’ as operatives are commonly known, conducted a raid and killed Osama bin Laden. Here are nine questions and answers about the operation.
6. Did anything go wrong?
