Central Intelligence Agency CIA 'live tweets' its top secret mission Osama bin Laden raid in Abbottabad Pakistan

New Delhi: The Central Intelligence Agency has marked the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden by tweeting a "real time" account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden by US special forces on his compound in Pakistan. Using the hashtag #UBLRaid, the CIA blasted out updates of the top secret mission as if it was unfolding in real time- in a highly unusual move for the secretive spy agency.

Join us beginning at 1:25 p.m. EDT today as we tweet the #UBLRaid as if it were happening today. pic.twitter.com/x8EBpW571f

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

To mark the 5th anniversary of the Usama Bin Ladin operation in Abbottabad we will tweet the raid as if it were happening today.#UBLRaid — CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

1:25 pm EDT-@POTUS, DCIA Panetta, & JSOC commander Admiral McRaven approve execution of op in Abbottabad.#UBLRaid pic.twitter.com/YhvuJVrMVc

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

1:51 pm EDT - Helicopters depart from Afghanistan for compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan#UBLRaid — CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

3:30 pm EDT - 2 helicopters descend on compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. 1 crashes, but assault continues without delay or injury#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

3:30 pm EDT - @POTUS watches situation on ground in Abbottabad live in Situation Room#UBLRaid pic.twitter.com/59KPF7eUTr — CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

3:39 pm EDT - Usama Bin Ladin found on third floor and killed#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

3:39 pm – 4:10 pm EDT – Team retrieves large quantity of materials from compound for intel analysis#UBLRaidhttps://t.co/yl1FjRA0qk — CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

3:53 pm EDT - @POTUS receives tentative confirmation of positive identification of Usama Bin Ladin#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

4:05 pm EDT - First helicopter leaves the area to go back to Afghanistan#UBLRaid — CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

4:08 pm EDT - Assault Team destroys crashed helicopter#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

4:10 pm EDT — Backup helicopter picks up remaining team members & materials & leaves Abbottabad#UBLRaid — CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

5:53 pm EDT - Helicopters return to Afghanistan where Admiral McRaven greets team#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

7:01 pm EDT - @POTUS receives confirmation of high probability of positive identification of Usama Bin Ladin#UBLRaid — CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

Daring #UBLRaid was an IC team effort & in close collaboration with our military partners.https://t.co/rklCIRLlgF pic.twitter.com/xZObdGeqPR

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

Osama bin Laden was killed on 2 May 2011 after a raid on his compound in Abbottabad in Pakistan by United States Navy Seal commandos.