Albany, NY – President Barack Obama says Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, has been killed in an operation led by the United States.
The president says a small team of Americans carried out the attack in Pakistan and took custody of bin Laden's remains. He made the announcement Sunday in a dramatic late-night statement at the White House.
A jubilant crowd gathered outside the White House as word spread of bin Laden's death after a global manhunt that lasted nearly a decade.
"Justice has been done," the president said.
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