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Osama Bin Laden is dead: Crowds react

Late Sunday, May 1, 2011, President Barrack Obama addressed the nation to announce U.S. forces had killed the terrorist Osama Bin Laden, who was the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, and the Pentagon, as well as the hijacking of flight 93 and other attacks. CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL SIZE, START SLIDE SHOW.

Enlarge President Barack Obama announces the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Army service members watch on television President Barack Obama talk about the death of Osama bin Laden inside the USO at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

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United States military troops watch breaking news on the announcement by President Barack Obama that Osama bin Laden had been killed, at the USO at Kandahar Airfield, southern Afghanistan.

Enlarge United States military troops watch breaking news on the announcement by President Barack Obama that Osama bin Laden had been ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Allyson Childress of Falls Church, Va., joins the crowds celebrating on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, early Monday.

Enlarge Allyson Childress of Falls Church, Va., joins the crowds celebrating on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Crowds celebrate on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Secret Service Police watch the crowd celebrating outside the White House in Washington early Monday. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Crowds of residents, tourists, and college students celebrate on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington.... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dustin Fredrickson, of New York, center, holds up an American flag as he stands on a fire truck amongst those gathered in New York's Times Square reacting to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death early Monday.

Enlarge Dustin Fredrickson, of New York, center, holds up an American flag as he stands on a fire truck amongst those ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

A U.S. Park Police officer is handed a flag as crowds celebrate on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington.

Enlarge A U.S. Park Police officer is handed a flag as crowds celebrate on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge People cheer and wave flags on the "Freedom Bridge" just outside Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Wash.. ASSOCIATED PRESS

A large, jubilant crowd reacts to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death at the corner of Church and Vesey Streets, adjacent to ground zero, during the early morning hours Monday.

Enlarge A large, jubilant crowd reacts to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death at the corner of Church and Vesey ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Waving American flags as they sit atop a phone booth, Simi Lampert, left, and Ryan Chung, both of New York, gather with others by ground zero in New York as they react to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death early Monday morning.

Enlarge Waving American flags as they sit atop a phone booth, Simi Lampert, left, and Ryan Chung, both of New York,... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Perched on another's shoulders, Ryan Burtchell, of the Brooklyn borough of New York, center, waves an American flag over the crowd as they respond to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death.

Enlarge Perched on another's shoulders, Ryan Burtchell, of the Brooklyn borough of New York, center, waves an American flag over the ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

A small group sits with candles and a sign as they react to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death on Vesey Street, near ground zero.

Enlarge A small group sits with candles and a sign as they react to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

A large, jubilant crowd, including bagpipers, reacts to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death at the corner of Church and Vesey Streets, adjacent to ground zero, during the early morning hours Monday.

Enlarge A large, jubilant crowd, including bagpipers, reacts to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death at the corner of Church ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Arab Americans celebrate the news of the death of Osama Bin Laden in Dearborn, Mich., Monday morning. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Toufeq Ahmed waves a flag as he celebrates the news of the death of Osama Bin Laden in Dearborn, Mich. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Danial Hanes, of Spanaway, Wash., holds a copy of the Wall Street Journal with a photo of Osama Bin Laden on it as he waves a flag on the

Enlarge Danial Hanes, of Spanaway, Wash., holds a copy of the Wall Street Journal with a photo of Osama Bin Laden ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

FDNY firefighter Scott Hickey, left, and a fellow firefighter who did not give his name, sit in a fire truck parked in New York's Times Square as a crowd gathers in reaction to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death Monday morning.

Enlarge FDNY firefighter Scott Hickey, left, and a fellow firefighter who did not give his name, sit in a fire truck ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge University of Texas at Austin students celebrate the news of Osama Bin Laden's death at Cain & Abels bar late Sunday night. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Michael Reyes, second from right, who resembles President Barack Obama, poses for photos with New York City police officers at the World Trade Center Monday in New York. They were reacting to news of the death of Osama bin Laden.

Enlarge Michael Reyes, second from right, who resembles President Barack Obama, poses for photos with New York City police officers at ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Saudi men watch a TV broadcasting a report about Osama bin Laden in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge A man shows an extra edition of a Japanese newspaper in Tokyo Monday reporting Osama bin Laden has been killed. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kenyans watch U.S. President Barrack Obama,on television in Nairobi, Kenya, announcing the death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

Enlarge Kenyans watch U.S. President Barrack Obama,on television in Nairobi, Kenya, announcing the death of Osama bin Laden in ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge People watch a TV broadcast on the death of Osama bin Laden in Baghdad, Iraq. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Anti-government protestors watch a TV broadcasting President Barack Obama statement on the death of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, in a tent at the site of a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa,Yemen, Monday.

Enlarge Anti-government protestors watch a TV broadcasting President Barack Obama statement on the death of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge A man shows a newspaper reporting the death of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Karachi, Pakistan Monday. ASSOCIATED PRESS

With the new One World Trade Center building in the background, second left, a large, jubilant crowd reacts to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death.

Enlarge With the new One World Trade Center building in the background, second left, a large, jubilant crowd reacts to the ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dionne Layne, facing camera, hugs Mary Power as they react to the news of the death of Osama bin Laden, Monday in New York. At left is the under construction 1 World Trade Center, also known as the Freedom Tower.

Enlarge Dionne Layne, facing camera, hugs Mary Power as they react to the news of the death of Osama bin Laden,... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Osama Bin Laden is dead: Crowds react

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