Killed: Osama bin Laden, the most wanted man in the world, was killed by U.S. forcesU.S. embassies on alert over al Qaeda reprisal attacks for bin Laden killing
President announces that mission planning began in August
Mr Obama declares 'Justice has been done'
Osama Bin Laden has been killed by the U.S. military after a decade-long hunt to avenge the 9/11 attacks, President Barack Obama revealed today.
Announcement: Barack Obama announces the death of Bin Laden during a special address to the nation from the White House, ending an almost ten-year hunt The leader of al Qaeda was killed today in a firefight with American soldiers in his $1million mansion hideout near Islamabad in Pakistan
In a dramatic statement President Barack Obama said the U.S. military had recovered the body and confirmed to the world he had finally been caught.
'USA, USA': Crowds of Americans spontaneously gathered at the front of the White House as news broke that Mr Obama was about to announce a 'major development' in the hunt for Bin Laden
September 11: Bin Laden became a byword for terrorism around the world after he ordered the destruction of the World Trade Center towers in 2001Obama: Pakistan Aided US in Bin Laden Operation
source: dailymail