Osama bin Laden's former Pakistan compound is demolished

Demolition work begins under cover of darkness in Abbottabad, Pakistan Photograph: Sultan Mehmood/EPA Pakistani police officers cordon off the area Photograph: Aqeel Ahmed/AP Pakistani policemen stand guard during the demolition Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images Local residents watch as heavy machinery is used to demolish the compound Photograph: Anjum Naveed/AP Local boys play cricket as the demolition work continues in the background Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images