The killing of Osama bin Laden has evoked passion among the people for whom he is an icon, reports BBC’s Shoaib Hassan from Islamabad, Pakistan. Hasan spoke with representatives of the Taliban and al-Qaida, who said that militants would carry out attacks against Pakistani security forces for their involvement in the killings.
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