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United States President Barack Obama has announced that Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden is dead.
In a speech late Sunday night, President Obama addressed the nation to confirm reports that Osama Bin Laden was dead. Appearing from the White House, the President announced that Osama Bin Laden was killed in a firefight at a mansion in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where he was hiding. This confirmation came only after DNA tests confirmed that the United States did have the body of Osama Bin Laden.
Osama Bin Laden was at the top of the United States “most wanted” list.
The announcement comes just months from the ten-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
For more information, please see:
BBC – Al-Qaeda Leader Osama Bin Laden Dead – 01 May 2011
LA Times – Obama Announces Osama Bin Laden Killed by U.S. – 01 May 2011
VOA News – Obama Announces Death of Osama Bin Laden – 01 May 2011
