'60 Minutes' To Interview Navy SEAL Writing Bin Laden Tell-All

'60 Minutes' To Interview Navy SEAL Behind Bin Laden Raid Tell-All
FILE -This May 2, 2011, file photo, taken by a local resident, shows the wreckage of a helicopter next to the wall of the compound, where officials said Osama bin Laden was shot and killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The stealth helicopters may have been the key to the success of the bin Laden raid, which ended a decade-long hunt. It could take even longer to uncover U.S. government emails, planning reports, photographs and more that would shed light on how an elite team of Navy SEALs killed the worlds most wanted terrorist leader. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zubair, File)
FILE -This May 2, 2011, file photo, taken by a local resident, shows the wreckage of a helicopter next to the wall of the compound, where officials said Osama bin Laden was shot and killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The stealth helicopters may have been the key to the success of the bin Laden raid, which ended a decade-long hunt. It could take even longer to uncover U.S. government emails, planning reports, photographs and more that would shed light on how an elite team of Navy SEALs killed the worlds most wanted terrorist leader. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zubair, File)

"60 Minutes" has scored an interview with the Navy SEAL who wrote a first-hand account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, TV Newser reported on Friday.

The CBS newsmagazine will air the interview on September 9, according to the site. Scott Pelley announced it on Thursday's "CBS Evening News," noting that the SEAL’s identity had been “compromised by a television network.”

He was referring to a Fox News report that claimed to publish the author's real identity earlier that day. The SEAL had written the book, titled "No Easy Day," under the pseudonym Mark Owen. The Fox News piece prompted criticism from observers and a statement from the publisher.

The book, which was described as a "closely held secret" within Penguin, was announced Wednesday. The New York Times reported that the SEAL will appear in disguise when doing publicity. His voice will also be altered in interviews.

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