Officials did not explain why the house was destroyed. Some residents of Abbottabad thought it should be a tourist attraction, although given the sensitivities surrounding the property it was hard to see the government developing it as one. CBS News’ Farhan Bokhari reports a senior Pakistani official told CBS News last month there were concerns that bin Laden’s former home could attract widespread interest from domestic and foreign media around the first anniversary of his killing. “The first anniversary is probably going to revive criticism of Pakistan’s failure in detecting bin Laden,” the government minister told CBS News on condition of anonymity. “We want to close this sorry chapter and move on.” Property documents show the land was owned by a man who later served as a courier for bin Laden. He is believed to have been killed during the raid. Last year, several foreigners were briefly detained for trying to see it, including the Danish ambassador and his wife. U.S. commandos took computers, books and other intelligence materials from the building after killing bin Laden, and American officials were allowed to visit it in the weeks that followed.