Death of bin Laden

Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, is dead, and the U.S. is in possession of his body, a source familiar with the development said late Sunday.

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Sun., May 1, 2011

FILE - In this 1998 file photo, Osama bin Laden speaks to the journalists in Khost, Afghanistan and made available Friday March 19, 2004. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body.

Mazhar Khan Associated Press
FILE - In this April 1998 file photo, exiled Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden is shown in Afghanistan. A person familiar with developments on Sunday, May 1, 2011 says bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body.
FILE - In this Dec. 24, 1998, file photo, Muslim militant and Al Quida leader Osama Bin Laden speaks to a selected group of reporters in mountains of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body.

Rahimullah Yousafzai Associated Press
FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, a jet airliner is lined up on one of the World Trade Center towers in New York. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that Osama bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body.

Carmen Taylor Taylc
FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, the twin towers of the World Trade Center burn after hijacked planes crashed into them in New York. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that Osama bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body.

Diane Bondareff Associated Press
FILE - This Oct. 12, 2000 file photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows damage sustained on the USS Cole after a suspected terrorist bomb exploded during a refueling operation in the port of Aden, Yemen. Osama bin Laden, leader of the al-Qaida organization, behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks against the United States and blamed for the 2000 attack on the USS Cole, is dead, and the U.S. is in possession of his body, a person familiar with the situation said late Sunday.
President Barack Obama walks down the Cross Hall on the way to the East Room to make a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 1, 2011.

Pablo Monsivais Associated Press
In this frame grab image taken from AP Television, President Barack Obama addresses the nation Sunday, May 1, 2011, in Washington. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, is dead, and the U.S. is in possession of his body, Obama announced.
A crowd outside the White House in Washington, cheer Sunday, May 1, 2011, upon hearing the news that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is dead.

Manuel Ceneta Associated Press
An image made from Geo TV video shows flames at what is thought to be the compound where terror mastermind Osama bin Laden was killed Sunday, May 1, 2011, in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper comments on the death of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, following U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement, in Abbotsford, B.C. on Sunday May 1, 2011.

Adrian Wyld The Canadian Press
A Japanese watches TV on the death of Osama bin Laden, at an electronics retailer in Tokyo on Monday May 2, 2011. Obama said Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States.

Koji Sasahara Associated Press
South Koreans watch a TV broadcasting a report about Osama bin Laden, at Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that murdered thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday. The Korean read "Bin Laden, killed in an operation led by the United States."

Lee Jin-Man Associated Press
People cheer and wave flags from a passing car on the "Freedom Bridge" just outside Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Sunday, May 1, 2011, near Tacoma, Wash., after they heard the news that Osama Bin Laden had been killed.

Ted Warren Associated Press
People cheer and wave flags on the "Freedom Bridge" just outside Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Sunday, May 1, 2011, near Tacoma, Wash., after they heard the news that Osama bin Laden had been killed.

Ted Warren Associated Press
A crowd gathered in New York's Times Square reacts to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death early Monday morning May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that murdered thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday.

Tina Fineberg Associated Press
United States military troops watch breaking news on the announcement by President Barack Obama that Osama bin Laden had been killed, at the USO at Kandahar Airfield, southern Afghanistan, Monday, May 2, 2011.

Kevin Frayer Associated Press
A man who said he was dressed as "Captain America," cheers early Monday, May 2, 20111, across the street from the White House in Washington, as people gather to cheer the United States after it was announced that Osama bin Laden has been killed.

Jacquelyn Martin Associated Press
Arab Americans celebrate the news of the death of Osama Bin Laden in Dearborn, Mich., early Monday, May 2, 2011. President Barack Obama announced Sunday night, May 1, 2011, that Osama bin Laden was killed in an operation led by the United States.

Carlos Osorio Associated Press