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Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden dead: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON | Mon May 2, 2011 3:55am BST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden is dead and his body has been recovered by U.S. authorities, U.S. officials said on Sunday night.
U.S. President Barack Obama was to make the announcement shortly that after searching in vain for bin Laden since he disappeared in Afghanistan in late 2001, the Saudi-born extremist is dead.
It is a major accomplishment for Obama and his national security team, having fulfilled the goal once voiced by Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, to bring to justice the mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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There are many different conflicting reports on this.
The majority, outside the US, seem to be reporting that it was Pakistani Authorities that shot the man, that may be Bin Laden, at a luxurious house outside Islamabad and those authorities have the body awaiting identification.
One thing seems to be repeated in reports by media outside the US , is that it was Pakistani Intelligence that had been working on leads for a long time and traced him to the house near Islamabad.
It has not been confirmed if the post mortem has been completed and whether there is positive confirmation that it is actually Bin Laden.
Others say the death was caused by a Drone.
President Obama is shortly going to make a press announcement
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