Archbishop of Canterbury "uncomfortable" with killing of Osama bin Laden

Daily Mirror Thursday 5th May, 2011

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams The Archbishop of Canterbury said the killing of Osama bin Laden while he was not armed has left him with "a very uncomfortable feeling". Bin Laden was shot dead in his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and it later emerged he was unarmed when US commandos fired at him. Speaking in response to a question at a press briefing this morning, Dr Rowan Williams said: "I think the killing of an unarmed man is always going to leave a very uncomfortable feeling because it doesn't look as if justice is seen to be done.

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