ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan criticized the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden as an "unauthorized unilateral action" and warned Washington today not to launch similar operations in the future.
The comments laid bare the tensions triggered by Monday’s attack, which came at time when U.S.-Pakistani ties were already near rock bottom.
The Pakistani government has been assailed by domestic critics, while the fact bin Laden was living in a house in a military town not far from the capital has led to international suspicions that elements of Pakistan’s security forces may have been harboring him.
Those who lived near bin Laden’s final hideaway said the terror chief and his family rarely strayed from the house, and most of the neighbors were not aware foreigners were living there. Still, glimpses of life from inside the 15-foot walls began emerging.
