Mr Barnes went on to suggest Mr Healy had worked alone to dismember the body and take it in a wheelie bin to an area between Rossington Road and Burrows Court.

BBC: Police at scene

But they, at least in our discussions with them, seem as surprised as we were initially that bin Laden was holding out in that area.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Some intelligence officials believe bin Laden could be hiding in the border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan, a region encompassing several hundred square miles.

CNN: Hunt for bin Laden goes online

The source also said that CIA personnel from around the world were being pulled into the Afghan-Pakistan border area, an intelligence-community "surge" to go after bin Laden and other al-Qaida figures.

NPR: Bush Puts New Focus On Bin Laden, Al-Qaida