Abbottabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Osama bin Laden's hideout is being demolished, bringing an end to a symbol of American resolve and Pakistani frustration over how the operation was conducted. Navy SEAL Team Six raided the Abbottabad compound in May 2011 and killed the al Qaeda leader. The United States did not tell Pakistan about the raid until it was over. Pakistani authorities cordoned off the compound Saturday evening and brought in heavy machinery and flood lights to the site. "The action was taken to keep the compound from ever becoming a shrine for bin Laden's followers," a Pakistani military official told CNN. "It's a message that Pakistan doesn't want to keep anything connected with this terrorist."
@highlight
Official says demolition will demoralize bin Laden sympathizers
@highlight
Bin Laden used the place as a hideout until his death
@highlight
Authorities have cordoned off the compound, keeping residents at a distance
Pakistan
Pakistani
Pakistan
Pakistani
Pakistani
Pakistan
He also questioned why the @placeholder would not notice the vast complex with 18-foot walls.
Pakistan
Pakistani
Pakistan
Pakistani
Pakistani
Pakistan
And for that reason, it concerned us that, if we, in fact, brought (@placeholder) into it, that they might ... give bin Laden a heads up."
American
United States
Pakistan has not yet decided whether to try a Pakistani doctor for high treason for assisting the @placeholder in gathering intelligence ahead of the raid, a senior Pakistani government official said late last month.