17:43 11 November 2014
Ex-navy SEAL Rob O’Neill, who some claim fired the fatal bullet that killed Osama bin Laden, said that the world’s most wanted terrorist “died afraid.” He added: “He knew that we were there to kill him.”
This is the first time that O’Neill, who is now a motivational speaker, spoke about the details of bin Laden’s killing with relatives of 9/11 victims.
"When I'm out speaking, I never mention the bin Laden mission," he said.
"But any time anyone says, 'You know my brother died at Cantor Fitzgerald', one thing I tell them is, 'All right, Osama bin Laden died like a p***y. That's all I'm telling you. Just so you know."
"He died afraid. And he knew that we were there to kill him."
However, O’Neill’s exposé has been blasted for going against the vow of secrecy that SEALs agree to.
It has been three years since US Navy SEAL commando team raided bin Laden’s house in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where he was eventually killed. Three more people were shot in the raid on the al-Qaeda leader’s home.