Photo Gallery Bin Laden's High-Security Hideout
Osama bin Laden's compound resembled a fortress, with high walls and barbed wire.
Some 150,000 people live in Abbottabad, a garrison town in the north of Pakistan, near the capital city, Islamabad.
Jehangir Khan, a local trader, said: "Everyone here thinks they are safe because of the heavy military presence."
Mohammed Narazullah Miraj, a doctor, said: "We're world-famous now."
Journalists from all over the world have flocked to the city since a team of US Navy Seals ended the 10-year manhunt for Osama bin Laden by shooting him dead in a 40-minute firefight at the compound.
Soldiers are everywhere in Abbottabad. Bin Laden's mansion was close to a military academy, and many retired Pakistani officers live here. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday rejected American accusations that his country had secretly sheltered bin Laden.
The bin Laden mansion had few windows and was eight times larger than surrounding buildings. He is believed to have lived there for five years.
A CIA graphic showing an artist rendering of the layout of the compound that was stormed by a 25-strong team of Navy Seals.
Pakistani soldiers removed debris from the compound on Tuesday.
The entire complex was surrounded by high walls. The assault team landed inside the complex and immediately took fire from guards on the roof.
The wreckage of a US helicopter that suffered a technical fault during the mission and was destroyed by members of the assault team.
