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The legacy of Osama bin Laden (16 images)

With the announcement of a sudden presidential press conference, the news quickly broke on Sunday that Osama bin Laden, notorious mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, among others, had been killed. Details are still scarce, but what is known is that the most wanted man in the world is now dead.



A news section of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) website shows an update listing Osama bin Laden as Deceased in Washington, DC, on May 2, 2011. At 11.35 last night President Obama announced "the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children." UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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This image taken from video released by Qatar's Al-Jazeera televison broadcast shows Osama bin Laden's delivering his speech, Sunday Oct. 7, 2001, as the United States launched an attack on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The tape, which appeared to be pre-recorded, was broadcast by Al Jazeera by satellite throughout the Middle East. bin Laden said US would not live in peace until the Palestinians and Moslems "live in peace." rw/Abdelrahman Al-khateeb/Qatar's Al-Jazeera. UPI
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: Smoke continues to rise from the destroyed World Trade Center 15 September 2001 in New York. US President George W. Bush declared the United States "at war" against the "barbarians" who led terror strikes on New York and Washington, including the man he called the "prime suspect": Osama bin Laden. UPI PHOTO/POOL/KEITH MEYERS
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Front pages headlines from around the country that announce the death of Al-Qaida terror leader Osama bin Laden are seen in front of the Newseum in Washington on May 2, 2011. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
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