Osama raid was an act of war: Musharraf (Indo-Asian News Service)

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May 25, 2011 -- WASHINGTON (Indo-Asian News Service) -- The US raid to take out Osama bin Laden was technically "an act of war", said former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, who described as "arrogance" US President Barack Obama's statement that he would order another raid if required.

Osama was gunned down May 2 by US commandos who stormed the al Qaeda leader's hideout in Abbottabad. The US said it had carried out a unilateral assault.

Musharraf told CNN: "No country has a right to intrude into any other country."

"Actually, technically, legally, you see it, it's an act of war. So I think it is an irresponsible statement, and I think such arrogance should not be shown, publicly, to the world."

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