A US military chief ordered his subordinates to destroy any photographs of Osama bin Laden’s body or turn them over to the CIA, 11 days after the the al Qaida founder was killed in 2011, a newly-released email shows.

Public disclosure of graphic photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden after US commandos killed him would damage national security and lead to attacks on American property and personnel, the Obama administration has argued.

THE US Defence Department last night released the first video images of American Airlines Flight 77 crashing into the military headquarters building and killing 189 people in the September 11 attacks.

The US Defence Department tonight released the first video images of American Airlines Flight 77 crashing into the military headquarters building and killing 189 people in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

The Pentagon said tonight it planned to release video images of American Airlines Flight 77 crashing into the military headquarters building and killing 184 people in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.