Osama bin Laden killed

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President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and members of the national security team receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House. VIDEO: New Yorkers Rejoice at News of bin Laden’s Death VIDEO: President Obama Says Osama bin Laden Dead Getty Images

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President Barack Obama talks with members of the national security team at the conclusion of one in a series of meetings discussing the mission against Osama bin Laden. Getty Images

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President Barack Obama listens during one in a series of meetings discussing the mission against Osama bin Laden. AP

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Green Room of the White House in Washington, following his statement detailing the mission against Osama bin Laden. AP

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President Obama announced Sunday night that Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed during a firefight with US troops in Pakistan. AP

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This video frame grab, obtained by ABC News, shows the interior bedroom in the mansion where Osama Bin Laden was killed May 1. The Al Qaeda leader was killed Sunday in a firefight with US forces in Pakistan and his body was recovered, President Obama said on Sunday. REUTERS

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This video frame grab, obtained by ABC News, shows the interior in the mansion where Osama Bin Laden was killed May 1. REUTERS

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This video frame grab, obtained by ABC News on May 2, shows the interior in the mansion where Osama Bin Laden was killed on May 1. REUTERS

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This video frame grab, obtained by ABC News, shows the interior in the mansion where Osama Bin Laden was killed on May 1. REUTERS

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This video frame grab, obtained by ABC News on May 2, shows the interior in the mansion where Osama Bin Laden was killed on May 1. REUTERS

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Pakistani soldiers walk past a compound, surrounded in red fabric, where locals reported a firefight took place overnight in Abbotabad, located in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed in a firefight with US forces there Sunday, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. REUTERS

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The House in Abbottabad, where Osama Bin Laden was hiding with some members of his family before he was killed on May 1. In a public TV announcement, President Obama said Bin Laden was shot dead after a brief firefight and that US forces took possession of his body. Pakistani and American forces have sealed off a 3-mile-radius around the area and are now blocking all roads into the suburb. Residents have also been asked to stay indoors. Barcroft India

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Pakistani security officials removing the remains of an American helicopter which was downed during the US forces operation to kill Osama Bin Laden on May 1 in in Abbottabad, northwest Pakistan. Barcroft India

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A Pakistani soldier stands near a compound where Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan. AP PHOTO

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Pakistan army soldiers seen near the house where Osama Bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan. AP PHOTO

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Pakistani army soldiers secure the compound where Bin Laden was killed in an operation in Abbotabad, Pakistan. EPA

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A crashed military helicopter is seen near the hideout of Osama Bin Laden after a ground operation by US special forces in Abbottabad. AFP/Getty Images

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President Obama is pictured after announcing live on television the death of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, from the East Room of the White House. VIDEO: New Yorkers Rejoice at News of bin Laden’s Death VIDEO: President Obama Says Osama bin Laden Dead REUTERS

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A crowd outside the White House cheering Sunday night upon hearing the news that Osama Bin Laden is dead. AP

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Students gather at the fence on the north side of the White House, chanting “USA.! USA!” and singing the “Star Spangled Banner” after learning that Osama Bin Laden was killed. VIDEO: New Yorkers Rejoice at News of bin Laden’s Death VIDEO: President Obama Says Osama bin Laden Dead Getty Images

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Students gather at the fence on the north side of the White House. VIDEO: New Yorkers Rejoice at News of bin Laden’s Death VIDEO: President Obama Says Osama bin Laden Dead Getty Images

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Students gather at the fence on the north side of the White House cheering after the president announced Osama Bin Laden is dead. VIDEO: New Yorkers Rejoice at News of bin Laden’s Death VIDEO: President Obama Says Osama bin Laden Dead Getty Images

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Crowds gather outside the White House in Washington to celebrate after President Obama announced the death of Osama Bin Laden. AP

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People gather in Times Square to celebrate news of the death of Osama Bin Laden. VIDEO: New Yorkers Rejoice at News of bin Laden’s Death VIDEO: President Obama Says Osama bin Laden Dead William Miller

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Frank Franchi joins people gathering in Times Square to celebrate news of the death of Osama Bin Laden. VIDEO: New Yorkers Rejoice at News of bin Laden’s Death VIDEO: President Obama Says Osama bin Laden Dead William Miller

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People gather in Times Square to celebrate news of the death of Osama Bin Laden. William Miller

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New York City firefighters from Ladder 4 Engine Company 54 join the crowd of hundreds of people in Times Square to cheer the news of the death of Osama Bin Laden. EPA

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