The Obama administration has acknowledged Osama bin Laden was unarmed when he was killed in a U.S. raid. The admission contradicts previous suggestions bin Laden had taken part in a firefight with U.S. troops and could heighten speculation that the United States never intended to capture bin Laden alive. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney revealed the new details.

Jay Carney: “The information I have to you, first of all, I think resistance does not require a firearm, but the information I gave you is what I can tell you about it. I’m sure more details will be provided as they become available and we are able to release them.”

Reporter: “Did he have any weapon?”

Carney: “He was not armed is what I understand to be true.”

One of bin Laden’s wives was wounded in the raid but not killed as previously reported. Both the wounded wife and a daughter of bin Laden, believed to be about 12 years old, are in Pakistani custody along with nine other children. The Obama administration says it is weighing whether to release photographs taken of bin Laden after he was killed, as well as photos of three other men killed in the raid, including bin Laden’s son, his courier and the courier’s brother. The Navy SEAL team that carried out the raid also seized a cache of computer equipment and documents that U.S. officials say could provide a major boost to the fight against al-Qaeda.