Politics & Government

Obama: Osama Bin Laden Dead

President Obama made a late-night announcement Sunday telling the country Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan

President Barack Obama made a late-night TV announcement tonight (Sunday) to deliver the news that Osama bin Laden is dead.

From the Huffington Post:

His death was the result of a U.S. operation launched today in Abbottabad, Pakistan, against a compound where bin Laden was believed to be hiding, according to U.S. intelligence. After a firefight, a small team of American forces killed bin Laden and took possession of his body, the president said.

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