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This is an archive article published on August 10, 2011

For American citizenship,Pak official betrayed Osama: report

Reports claim official also told US that Saudis were paying ISI to keep Osama in Pakistan.

A Pakistani intelligence officer,who wished to secure American citizenship for his family,gave details of Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts to the US,in a deal worth $25 million.

The Pakistani officer also informed the US officials that Saudis were paying off Pakistan and ISI to keep bin Laden hidden in the Abbottabad compound,Daily Mail reported.

The paper said this account disputes widely published reports that a courier working for bin Laden was the catalyst for the famous Navy SEAL Team Six mission.

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The deal,the Mail said,included the roughly $25 million reward offered by the State Department for information leading to the capture dead or alive of the al Qaeda leader,who was billed as the world’s most wanted terrorist.

The State Department said it would not comment on the report.

The report quoted to a blog claimed Pakistani military,as well as the spy agency ISI,not only knew about the American raid,but also cooperated.

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