Judicial Commission briefed on arms used in Bin Laden US raid

Military’s ammunition and ballistic experts submitted a report to judicial commission investigating US raid in northern city of Abbottabad that had killed al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, media report said here Wednesday. Teh daily ‘Dawn’ reported that commission, headed by Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, was provided with details about the arms and ammunition used by the US forces during the operation. The experts also submitted a report prepared on the basis of used shells of ammunition and effects of the explosive material used by the Americans. The news report quoting an insider said the military experts have also submitted a report about the US helicopter which went down into Bin Laden`s compound during the operation and remained there for several days under the possession of military forces. The commission recorded statements of the Director General of Joint Staff Headquarters and Assistant Chief Air Staff of Air Headquarters. The commission had earlier interviewed the heads of ISI, Military Intelligence and FIA, quarter master general of army, inspector general of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and family members of Bin Laden. It had also recorded the statement of the wife of Abu Ahmad Al-Kuwaiti, an Al Qaeda member and courier of Bin Laden.