BREAKING NEWS: BIN LADEN KILLED BY U.S.
Usama bin Laden is dead, multiple sources confirm to Fox News.
President Obama is expected to deliver a statement from the White House Sunday night to discuss the major development.
Sources said bin Laden was killed by a U.S. bomb a week ago. The U.S. had been waiting for the results of a DNA test to confirm his identity.
The announcement comes nearly a decade after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks which started a tireless hunt for the terrorist mastermind and Al Qaeda leader. -Foxnews.com
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REACTIONS:
Barack Obama - US president
Today, at my direction, the United States carried out that operation... they killed Osama Bin Laden and took custody of his body.
The death of Bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date against Al Qaeda.
We must also reaffirm that United states is not and will never be at war against Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader, in fact, he slaughtered many Muslims.
Tonight, we give thanks to the counter intelligence officials who have tirelessly worked, we give thanks to them men who carried out this operation.
Finally, let me say to the families, we have not forgotten your loss, today's achievement is a testament to the greatness of our country.
Tonight we are once again reminded that American can do whatever we set our mind to...we can do these things not because of wealth and power but because
of who we are.
George W. Bush - former US president
This momentous achievement marks a victory for America, for people who seek peace around the world, and for all those who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001.
The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done.
Michael Bloomberg - New York City mayor
"It is a critically important victory'' for the nation.
Raymond Kelly - New York Police Commissioner
Killing of Osama bin Laden a "welcome milestone" for the families of the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
David Cameron - British Prime Minister
Bin Laden's death will "bring great relief to people across the world".
Robert Fisk - journalist
Osama bin Laden was the founder of Al Qaeda, but to suggest that he was in command, sitting in some computer cave, is completely rubbish.
He spent most of his time hiding, most of his time running from the US authorities.
I never thought he would hang around long in Afghanistan but in Pakistan he had a soft spot. He felt safer in Pakistan than he did in Afghanistan, and I
think that is correct.
You have to realise that Bin Laden is a very popular mind, even with the royalty.
He was saying things about the West, which their dictators wouldn't say, his condemnation of the West, and he had to say it from a cave.
He is a figure who would be reflected upon.
Steve Clemmons – The New America Foundation
It's game changing news.
We got used to the fact that Osama bin Laden was beyond our reach. He has slipped off the radar screen, he was a pop culture figure with a fanatic bent.
The Muslim world are going to continue to have to deal with those who are inspired by him but of course knocking off a symbol globally is significant.
Imtiaz Gul – political analyst
It has come as a big surprise to most of the Pakistanis, particularly the location. Many believed that he had been long dead.
It is very close to the Pakistani military academy.
I’d presume that the Pakistani intelligence was involved to the extent, previous had been captured with their assistance.
In most cases, the Americans wouldn’t tell the Pakistani security institutions where they were headed so in this case they (Pakistani intelligence) were probably on board but probably didn’t know where they (the US) were going to.
Mark Kimmit - Military Analyst/US Army Brigadier
This is not the end of the movement, this is not the end of the terrorism but this is the end of the chapter
Capturing or killing bin Laden has more iconic value.
It will have symbolic value, because it has been a number of years since Bin Laden has exercised day to day control over operations. We still have an Al Qaeda threat out there and that will be there for a number of years.
This organisation (Al Qaeda) is more than Bin Laden, it may be symbolised by Bin Laden, but it definitely is more than Bin Laden.