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Artifacts

Brick from Abbottabad Compound

Artifact Details

A damaged brick with an engraved oval with an "M" at its center.

Following the raid on the Bin Ladin compound, 13 bricks variously stamped with an “A,” “M,” or “S” were retrieved from a pile of building materials next to the main house. Agency officials presented the first brick to former CIA Director Leon Panetta and this brick to the CIA Museum.

Artifact Specs

21 cm x 10 cm x 8.8 cm

(L x W x H)

Additional Photos

A side view of the brick with a "M" stamped into it.

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Model of Abbottabad Compound