Osama bin Laden compound mapped on Google within minutes

Maps already add compound in Abbotabad, and photo from 2007 shows location as 'marked for demolition' - which may have been a ruseThe compound in which Osama bin Laden was found and killed in a targeted operation has already been mapped on Google.The compound, in Abbbotabad, is about 800 feet (250 metres) from a police station, according to the map, and also features in a Flickr photo from February 2007.The photo, taken by a Flickr user called "Environmentalist", who has taken a number of photos around Abbotabad, says that it lies inside the historic "cantt. police station (fortress)" and that it is included in the demolition list of the provincial government works department. It is unknown whether that was a ruse to divert people from its importance to Al-Q'aida.The satellite photo on Google Maps shows little detail beyond a rectangular compound, while the Flickr photo shows a ramshackle exterior.GoogleOsama bin LadenMapping technologiesCharles Arthurguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds