02/05/2011 10:08
Osama Bin Laden dead
Al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces in Pakistan, US President Obama has said, according to BBC.
The al-Qaeda leader was killed in a ground operation outside Islamabad based on US intelligence, the first lead for which emerged last August.
Bin Laden was accused of being behind a number of atrocities, including the attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September 2001.
He was top of the US "most wanted" list.
Crowds gathered outside the White House in Washington DC, chanting "USA, USA" after the news emerged.