Pakistani televisions Monday released pictures of slain al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, showing a slightly damaged left eye and marks of blood on the forehead, DPA reported.
Bin Laden is clearly recognizable in the photos, his bare head revealing short hair. The front teeth are also visible through lips that are not tightly closed.
The chin and sides of the face are covered in thick, black whiskers but the full length of his trademark flowing beard is not visible.
Pakistan's intelligence chief confirmed the killing of bin Laden and one of his sons in a joint operation by US and Pakistani forces.
Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha, the director general of Inter-Services Intelligence, told Duniya television that he was killed in Abbottabad, about 60 kilometers north-east of the capital Islamabad.
Pakistan has not officially said anything about the death of bin Laden but the Foreign Ministry was planning to issue a statement in the afternoon.
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