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Osama Bin Laden Dead
President Barack Obama says Osama bin Laden is dead during a Sunday evening announcement.
Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, is dead, President Barack Obama announced in a speech Sunday night.
"The United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, leader of al Qaeda," he said.
According to Obama, bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in a firefight in Pakistan. Officials have bin Laden's body.
CNN reported that, in a statement to the broadcast network, former President George W. Bush said he congratulated Obama.
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"America has sent an unmistakeable message: no matter how long it takes, justice will be done," Bush said in the statement.
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