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Bin Laden was found at luxury Pakistan compound

Posted by Unknown on 07:59


WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. forces finally found al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden not in a mountain cave on Afghanistan's border, but with his youngest wife in a million-dollar compound in a summer resort just over an hour's drive from Pakistan's capital, U.S. officials said.
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Islamists vow bin Laden death will not mute Jihad call

Posted by Unknown on 07:57




DUBAI (Reuters) – Members of militant Islamist forums vowed on Monday to avenge the U.S. killing of Osama bin Laden, while others prayed the news was not true.
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Official: Bin Laden buried at sea

Posted by Unknown on 07:56




WASHINGTON – A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden has been buried at sea.
After bin Laden was killed in a raid by U.S. forces in Pakistan, senior administration officials said the body would be handled according to Islamic practice and tradition.
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Will killing Osama kill the movement he inspired?

Posted by Unknown on 07:55




WASHINGTON – U.S. intelligence officials believe al-Qaida will have a hard time recovering from the death of its murderous leader, Osama bin Laden.
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Captured on Twitter: U.S. raid against Osama bin Laden

Posted by Unknown on 07:53




DUBAI/ABBOTTABAD (Reuters) – In the early hours of Monday, Sohaib Athar reported on Twitter that a loud bang had rattled his windows in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad, adding that he hoped it wasn't "the start of something nasty.
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Clinton: bin Laden death doesn't end war on terror

Posted by Unknown on 07:52




WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is not the end of the war on terrorism and warned the network's members that the United States would be relentless in its pursuit of them.
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Text of President Obama's statement on bin Laden

Posted by Unknown on 07:51







WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the mastermind of the September 11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people has been killed in Pakistan by U.S.-led forces.
Following is the text of Obama's statement to America:
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