President Obama announced that Osama Bin Laden is dead. He said that a U.S. attack killed Bin Laden and other Al Qaeda members. In his remarks, the President said that last August the U.S. received a possible lead about the location of Bin Laden and that "today, a small team of Americans found Bin Laden and after an exchange of fire, killed him and took custody of his body." Obama also said that no Americans were harmed. He added that this is "the most significant achievement to date" toward the defeat of Al Qaeda.
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Foreign Affairs & Defense, International Security, Terrorism, World Trade Center, Pentagon