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>> the pakistan president says the killing of osama bin laden in the country is not a sign of failure to tackle terrorism. >> in london had a support system in pakistan. -- clearly, osama bin laden had a support system in pakistan. congress gave president obama is standing ovation. and he was watching from the situation room. we take a tour of osama bin laden to hideout.

also coming up in the program, sony says hackers may have stolen the details of 25 million on-line games. and mental deterioration in old age. ♪ the united states says it is closing its embassy in islamabad had done with three other cities until further notice. that is following the killing of u.s. forces of osama bin laden at his complex, a few hours' drive from his love of god. -- islamabad. the president of pakistani confirmed that the operation was

not a joint one. we will bring you the latest from pakistan and the u.s. throughout the course of the day. here is this report from our washington correspondent. >> anxious moments at the white house as president obama and his pfizer's watched the operation in real time to catch osama bin laden -- >> we were concerned about pakistan. we were watching and making sure that our aircraft was able to get out of there. there was no engagement of other forces. >> picture emerged of the compound where the biggest manhunt came to an end.

navy seals took away what could of been the personal hard drive of the computer after the shooting in the bedroom. u.s. politicians are asking how bin laden was able to hide their for so long. obama gave the green light for the operation just before visiting some towns devastated by tornadoes. he is getting praise from some of his toughest opponent. >> the id administration deserves credit for the operation. >> the white house dinner, the commander in chief. >> last night, we carried out an operation that resulted in the capture and death of osama bin laden, [applause]

>> a huge victory for president obama and america. steele -- still, the war on terrorism continues to go on. osama bin laden may have recorded another audio tape before he was killed. his voice may be heard again. the taliban has vowed to take revenge for his death. bbc news, washington. >> joining me now is our correspondent. given the circumstances surrounding the killing, it is difficult the pakistan president

to defend their position. >> one official says they had knowledge of this in 2003. they raided this house looking for another al qaeda operative. he was attacked when it was under construction and got away. they did have knowledge of the house. but since then, it went off their radar screen. >> that is difficult to believe. >> a little bit. along with that they had no forewarning that it was coming.

they were asked to switch their lights off and i were before the attack from soldiers going door- to-door. despite all of that, they say they did not have any warning at all and were taken by surprise. the daughter of bin laden, 12 years old, was in custody. women and children had their arms tied. had the helicopter not been crashed, they believe they would of been taken away by the americans. they think one of his sons is alive. a daughter said she saw her

father shot by the americans. >> thanks. we are joined by our security correspondent. we get a better and believable picture as to what happened. >> we do not know all of the details of the shooting. we do not know the exact route of the helicopters. still some unanswered questions. >> what does this do to the sense of security in pakistan? >> the pakistani taliban promise some sort of revenge. the u.s. embassy was closed because of those fears.

there are other networks operating in pakistan, not just al qaeda. they are operating in different areas. they may strike to show they are capable of avenging the death of bin laden. >> we have plenty more on our website, including these pictures, the setup of the compound provided by the u.s. department of defense. it explains where bin laden was hiding out, where he was found and killed. some of the other main international news stories, crowds attended the funeral of a libyan capital for the son of khaddafi who was killed by an air raid on saturday night.

three of his grandchildren also died. the leader himself was not at the funeral. many people were there. >> of around 2000 people were there yesterday. you may have expected to see more people there and given the high profile they have. one of the more well-known brothers was there. he turned up in a heavily protected convoys. he is taking greater care with the safety of his movement. we have not seen these bodies. there did seem to be a cut of care taken with the shrouded remains, lowered carefully into the graves.

the grandchildren were also. in smaller shrouds. -- buried in ash smaller trout. -- smaller shrouds. and they may be disappointed that it was not covered more widely. >> now more information regarding syria with more protests and arrests. they want to grant safe access to the people injured there. many have been detained by authorities. troops and tanks have occupied their four weeks. 500 address have been made.

the red cross is voicing concern there have been a large number of casualties. more lives would be lost if the situation got worse. photojournalist are not allowed officially into syria. however correspondent is close to the border where news and events are being closely followed. is the border crossing closed? >> we have been speaking to people trying to get supplies from inside of jordan as it is closed. there has been a lot of authority no one on. -- bill and on. -- going on.

people have been coming in across the border illegally. they are using blood methods to squash this rebellion that has been going on -- blunt methods to squash this rebellion that has been going on for several weeks. potential fighters have been taken away to detention centers to try to stop any further demonstrations gaining ground inside there. >> stunning pictures. thanks for now. you are watching bbc world news. stay with us if you can. connecting mind and body.

how diet and middle age could result in dementia in older age. we will have more. several people have been arrested after passengers set fires to three different stations after extensive rush- hour delays in buenes aires. >> city bound trains are delayed during rush hour and packed with people on their way to work. this train was stopped in its tracks after another train derailed close to the city, making the track impossible. the vendor built and passengers began venting their frustrations -- the anger built

and passengers began venting their frustrations on the train car. >> when they first got here, the train car was on fire and they threw rocks at us. >> the firefighters went through the train coach by coach to make sure note in birds were burning. -- embers or burning. the damage is irreparable. there was so much damage as a result of uncontrollable anger. the train company had to suspend travel leaving thousands of passengers stranded. they say several security cameras were removed from the

area around the the real train. derailed train. they believed it may have been sabotage. bbc news. >> the killing of osama bin laden in pakistan is not a sign of the country's failure to tackle terrorism according to one country official. a standing ovation was given to president obama as he will visit the ground zero later. a look at the business news. bad news for sunny. >> -- sony. >> one of their operations systems has been attacked and 25 million accounts are at risk.

75 million people who use the play station network. details have been put at risk. now they're on-line network hosts gainmes and they can play them with people across the board. it could be credit cards in the bank account details at risk. it is causing problems for sony into the chief executive officer. this is the fourth biggest retailer in the world. it makes people worry about the state of the general recovery.

we wonder if it is still there. >> thanks. we go back to the death of osama bin laden. joining me now is a former brigadier in the pakistani army. thanks for joining us. it is embarrassing for the pakistan government? >> it is not embarrassing, [unintelligible] in a population of 180 million, a person residing in a place, it is not difficult to hide the for a long time. the americans have been looking for him since 1998. they were not able to catch him.

it is not embarrassing for pakistan. >> it was near r a major militay headquarters and a place that was already investigated by the intelligence services for another al qaeda member. there are countless suggestions that the intelligence services have known for some time where bin laden was. >> i do not think anybody has known the location of him since 2001. [unintelligible] there are training centers. those suggestions are not true. >> the united states have closed

the embassy's in islamabad in case of reprisals. is that a wise move? >> they must have done it as a preventive measure. i do not think there is going to be a great reaction. there may be some low-level terrorist activity since some parts, but i do not think it is a threat to any u.s. embassy there. >> what does it say about the relations between the u.s. that this operation was carried out entirely by the u.s. on pakistan soil into the government did not know about it? >> there was a operation and in

2006 and 2008, but the intelligence sharing must have come from pakistan regarding the house. americans cannot have approached him, a man identified this place. >> where does it leave the door president now in terms of his international president? there is a huge skepticism about the role that he and the government have been planned. -- playing. >> an investigation is being

conducted by the forces in pakistan. they will make the decision about when and how to conduct operations. >> thanks very much for joining us. is it plausible that pakistan knew nothing about the whereabouts of osama bin laden. we put that question to prime minister david cameron. >> we do not know what his support system included in pakistan. the leaders want to join with us in fighting terror in pakistan and around the world. we should work with the democratic forces in pakistan to make sure they are doing everything they can to combat extremism. >> let us speak to ever world affairs correspondent in london. the skepticism is there and here

as well. >> indeed. david cameron it meant there are questions about some kind of collusion with the pakistani intelligence services or their military. he says he does not want to kit drawn into the incrimination is over this. he is worried over the future and other leaders should rally around the president and prime minister there to help them rather than talk about them in a destructive way. >> not too much celebration either. >> there is a note of caution, because they are worried about reprisals and they want citizens

to be vigilant. caution is also found on the subject of afghanistan. david cameron does not want to raise false hopes that british troops can come home earlier. he has set a debt -- date of 2015. he does not one to offer any hope of purchased troops coming home in the earlier -- a british troops coming home any earlier. >> things. almost $1 billion of illegal access belonging to three north african leaders.

the plot has been put attempt on any -- a block has been put on any attempt to be moved in money from this swiss bank account. some three-quarters are said to be in good addition after being found -- recorders are said to be in good condition after being found. and according to researchers in sweden, having extra pounds could have an effect on your brain as you get older resulting in dementia. >> people obies between the ages of 30-50 are more likely to develop dementia. research has looked at data at

thousands of people in sweden getting information about their weight and height. overweight in mid life were 70% more likely to develop dementia when they get older. >> there is evidence suggesting that people are overweight in the middle of their life are more likely to develop dementia in their older life. if they exercise regularly and eat better, they can reduce this risk. >> there are more than 1.5 billion overweight adults worldwide. >> we have more on that story on our website. you can follow all of the main

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