US soldiers kill bin Laden in Pakistan

Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the September 11 2001 terror attacks that led to the war in Afghanistan, has been killed in a firefight, President Barack Obama said today.

Mon, 02 May, 2011 - 09:14

Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the September 11 2001 terror attacks that led to the war in Afghanistan, has been killed in a firefight, President Barack Obama said today.

Bin Laden’s death at a compound in Pakistan ended the world’s most widely-watched manhunt.

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