Al Qaeda founder and leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces, President Barack Obama has revealed earlier this afternoon.
The Al Qaeda leader was killed in a ground operation in a mansion outside Islamabad in an operation based on US intelligence.
Bin Laden is accused of being behind a number of atrocities, including the attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September 2001.
US President Barack Obama said Osama Bin Laden was top of the US most wanted list and they finally got him earlier today.
Bin Laden approved the 09/11 attacks in which nearly 3,000 people died, saying later that the results had exceeded his expectations.
He has evaded the forces of the US and its allies for a decade, despite a $25 million USD bounty on his head.
President Obama also recalled the September 11th attack and said justice has prevailed today.
The US President also stressed that the US is not at war against Islam.
Crowds have gathered outside the White House in Washington DC, chanting “USA, USA” after the news emerged earlier this afternoon.
Story by: Vijay Narayan
Bin Laden is dead
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