Photos: Osama bin Laden killed (2024)

Crowds gathers outside the White House in Washington to celebrate after President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden Sunday, May 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ORG XMIT: DCPM101

President Barack Obama turns to leave after reading his statement to photographers at the conclusion of a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ORG XMIT: WHDA106

This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of the compound where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was tracked down and shot to death in Pakistan, Monday, May 2, 2011, by an elite team of U.S. forces, ending an unrelenting manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/ABC News) ORG XMIT: LON903

This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was tracked down and shot to death in Pakistan, Monday, May 2, 2011, by an elite team of U.S. forces, ending an unrelenting manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/ABC News) ORG XMIT: LON904

This undated artist rendering handout provided by the CIA shows the Abbottabad compound in Pakistan where American forces in Pakistan killed Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/CIA) ORG XMIT: WX108

This undated aerial handout image provided by the CIA shows the Abbottabad compound in Pakistan where American forces in Pakistan killed Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/CIA) ORG XMIT: WX107

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2011 file photo, Osama bin Laden is seen at an undisclosed location in this television image. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body. (AP Photo/Al Jazeera, File) ORG XMIT: NY214

In this frame grab image taken from AP Television, President Barack Obama addresses the nation Sunday, May 1, 2011, in Washington. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, is dead, and the U.S. is in possession of his body, Obama announced. (AP Photo/APTN) ORG XMIT: NY217

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, the twin towers of the World Trade Center burn after hijacked planes crashed into them in New York. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that Osama bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff, File) ORG XMIT: NY212

A crowd outside the White House in Washington, cheers Sunday, May 1, 2011, upon hearing the news that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is dead. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ORG XMIT: WHMC103

A crowd outside the White House in Washington, cheer Sunday, May 1, 2011, upon hearing the news that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is dead. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ORG XMIT: WHMC102

President Barack Obama reads his statement to photographers after making a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ORG XMIT: WHDA104

FILE - In this file television image broadcast on Qatar's Al-Jazeera TV, is said to show Osama bin Laden, at the wedding of his son in January of 2001. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body. (AP Photo/Al-Jazeera/TV, file) ORG XMIT: NY207

FILE - In this file television image from Arab satellite station Al-Jazeera, Osama bin Laden, right, listens as his top deputy Ayman al-Zawahri speaks at an undisclosed location, in this image made from undated video tape broadcast by the station Monday April 15, 2002. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body. (AP Photo/Al-Jazeera/APTN, file) ORG XMIT: NY206

FILE - In this Dec. 24, 1998, file photo, Muslim militant and Al Quida leader Osama Bin Laden speaks to a selected group of reporters in mountains of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body. (AP Photo/Rahimullah Yousafzai, File) ORG XMIT: NY301

FILE - In this April 1998 file photo, exiled Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden is shown in Afghanistan. A person familiar with developments on Sunday, May 1, 2011 says bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body. (AP Photo, File) ORG XMIT: NYBL101

FILE - In this file image taken from video broadcast Thursday, Dec. 24, 1998, Osama bin Laden speaks during an interview at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body. (AP Photo/ABC News, File) ORG XMIT: NY208

FILE - In this 1998 file photo, Ayman al-Zawahri, left, holds a press conference with Osama bin Laden in Khost, Afghanistan and made available Friday March 19, 2004. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body. (AP Photo/Mazhar Ali Khan) ORG XMIT: NY205

FILE - In this April 1998 file photo, al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is seen in Afghanistan. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body. (AP File Photo) ORG XMIT: NY204

Prime Minister Stephen Harper comments on the death of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, following U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement, in Abbotsford, B.C. on Sunday May 1, 2011. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) ORG XMIT: AJW201

People watch a live TV reporting of U.S. President Barack Obama's speech about Osama bin Laden, at Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that murdered thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, Obama said Sunday. The Korean read " U.S. soldiers, secure the body of bin Laden." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ORG XMIT: LJM105

A South Korean soldier watches a live TV broadcast of U.S. President Barack Obama speaking about Osama bin Laden at Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday. The Korean caption reads: " Obama officially announces death of bin Laden." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ORG XMIT: LJM104

A man watches a TV broadcast on the death of Osama bin Laden at Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday. The Korean read: "Death, Osama bin Laden." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ORG XMIT: LJM102

South Koreans watch a TV broadcasting a report about Osama bin Laden, at Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that murdered thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday. The Korean read " U.S. soldiers secure the body of bin Laden." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ORG XMIT: LJM103

South Koreans watch a TV broadcasting a report about Osama bin Laden, at Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that murdered thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday. The Korean read "Bin Laden, killed in an operation led by the United States." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ORG XMIT: LJM101

A poster showing the Statue of Liberty holding the head of Osama bin Laden is taped to Francisco Miranda's clothes as he sells flags at ground zero in New York, Monday, May 2, 2011. Joyous at the release of a decade's frustration, Americans streamed to the site of the World Trade Center, the gates of the White House and smaller but no less jubilant gatherings across the nation to celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden

Indian sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik gives finishing touches to a sand sculpture to mark the killing of Osama bin Laden at the golden sea beach at Puri, Orissa, India, Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.(AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout) ORG XMIT: DEL134

Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam rally to condemn the killing of Osama bin Laden in Quetta, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt) ORG XMIT: QUT102

A Pakistan army soldier stands on top of the house where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) ORG XMIT: ANJ116

Pakistan army soldiers and a police officer patrol past the house, background, where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) ORG XMIT: ANJ114

Afghan men watch television coverage announcing the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden at a local restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, May 2, 2011. al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden was slain at a fortress-like compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a decade. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq) ORG XMIT: XMS118

Afghan men gathered to watch television coverage announcing the killing of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden a few minutes before the start of news service on a local TV channel at a local restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq) ORG XMIT: XMS117

Afghan men listen to U.S. President Barack Obama as he announces the killing of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden at a local restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq) ORG XMIT: XMS115

An Afghan man watches television coverage announcing the killing of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden at a local restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq) ORG XMIT: XMS113

Afghan men watch television coverage announcing the killing of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden at a local restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq) ORG XMIT: XMS112

An American is flag placed at the temporary memorial to United Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pa., with the crash site and permanent memorial construction in the rear on Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011 then quickly buried at sea. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ORG XMIT: PAGP102

A rain soaked sign sits on the ground in front of the gated Dallas neighborhood of former U.S. President George W. Bush in Dallas, Texas, Monday, May 2, 2011. President Barack Obama announced Sunday night that Osama bin Laden was killed in an operation led by the United States. (AP Photo/LM Otero) ORG XMIT: TXMO102

Glen Hunnter checks out a sign left in front of the gated Dallas neighborhood of former U.S. President George W. Bush in Dallas, Texas, Monday, May 2, 2011. President Barack Obama announced Sunday night that Osama bin Laden was killed in an operation led by the United States. (AP Photo/LM Otero) ORG XMIT: TXMO101

Tourist Shawnarie Mills poses for a picture with a poster showing the Statue of Liberty holding the head of Osama bin Laden at ground zero in New York, Monday, May 2, 2011. Joyous at the release of a decade's frustration, Americans streamed to the site of the World Trade Center, the gates of the White House and smaller but no less jubilant gatherings across the nation to celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden

John Flowers, graduating WVU basketball forward, center, prepares to jump as hundreds of fellow students celebrate the death of Osama Bin Laden in Morgantown W.V. early Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011 then quickly buried at sea. (AP Photo/Daily Athenaeum, Matt Sunday) ORG XMIT: WVMOA102

Colin Marshal, of Little Falls, N.J. waves an American flag in New York's Times Square, Monday, May 2, 2011. President Barack Obama announced Sunday night that Osama bin Laden was killed in an operation led by the United States. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ORG XMIT: NYMA105

This is a flag placed at the temporary memorial to United Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pa., on Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011 then quickly buried at sea. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ORG XMIT: PAGP108

Prudencio Lemagne holds a picture of his son, David Lemagne, who was killed on Sept. 11, 2001 at the site of the terrorist attack, while speaking to reporters at ground zero in New York, Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011 then quickly buried at sea. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ORG XMIT: NYSW110

Fourteen-year-old Kristen Grazioso places balloons on a carved stone Monday, May 2, 2011, in Middletown, N.J., that honors her father, who was killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. There are 37 stones in the garden representing those from Middletown who died in the attack. Word came late Sunday, May 1, 2011 the Osama Bin Laden has been killed. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) ORG XMIT: NJME101

Jeff Ray of Shanksville, Pa., visits the temporary memorial to United Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pa., Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011 then quickly buried at sea. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ORG XMIT: PAGP103

A visitor to the temporary memorial to United Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pa., views the crash site on Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011 then quickly buried at sea. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ORG XMIT: PAGP101

After the death of Osama Bin Laden is announced, people gathered outside of the the gated Dallas neighborhood of former U.S. President George W. Bush on the morning of Monday, May 2, 2011. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Nathan Hunsinger) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES; MAGS OUT; TV OUT ORG XMIT: TXDAM101

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton leaves after making a statement regarding the death of Osama bin Laden, Monday, May 2, 2011, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ORG XMIT: DCJM105

Bahraini man smokes a water-pipe and watches a TV news report on the killing of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, at a coffee shop in Sitra, Bahrain, on Monday, May 2, 2011. al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden was slain at a fortress-like compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a decade. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) ORG XMIT: XHJ101

Bahraini men smoke and watch a TV news report on the killing of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, at a coffee shop in Sitra, Bahrain, on Monday, May 2, 2011. al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden was slain at a fortress-like compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a decade. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) ORG XMIT: XHJ103

A Bahraini man smokes a water-pipe while watching a TV news report on the killing of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, at a coffee shop in Sitra, Bahrain, on Monday, May 2, 2011. al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden was slain in his fortress-like compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a decade. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) ORG XMIT: XHJ102

Iraqi police officers are seen at a checkpoint in central Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 2, 2011. Iraqi government has tightened its security measures after the killing of Osama bin Laden. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) ORG XMIT: BAG109

An Iraqi police officer searches a man at a checkpoint in central Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 2, 2011. Iraqi government has tightened its security measures after the killing of Osama bin Laden. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) ORG XMIT: BAG108

An Iraqi police officer searches a man at a checkpoint in central Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 2, 2011. Iraqi government has tightened its security measures after the killing of Osama bin Laden. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) ORG XMIT: BAG106

Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh smiles during a tree planting ceremony for May Day celebrations in Gaza City, Monday, May 2, 2011. Haniyeh condemned the United States on Monday for killing al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, saying the operation marked "the continuation of the American oppression and shedding of blood of Muslims and Arabs." (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ORG XMIT: JRL128

Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, left, takes part in a tree planting ceremony during May Day celebrations in Gaza City, Monday, May 2, 2011. Haniyeh condemned the United States on Monday for killing al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, saying the operation marked "the continuation of the American oppression and shedding of blood of Muslims and Arabs." (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) ORG XMIT: JRL129

President Barack Obama pauses in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 2, 2011, while speaking about the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden before awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to U.S. Army Private First Class Anthony T. Kaho

President Barack Obama speaks about the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden before he awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously to U.S. Army Private First Class Anthony T. Kaho

Angry supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam burn representation of the United States during a rally to condemn the killing of Osama bin Laden in Quetta, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a decade. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)(AP Photo/Arshad Butt) ORG XMIT: QUT108

Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam rally to condemn the killing of Osama bin Laden in Quetta, Pakistan, on Monday, May 2, 2011. al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a decade. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt) ORG XMIT: QUT106

Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam rally to condemn killing of Osama bin Laden in Quetta, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt) ORG XMIT: QUT105

Pakistan army soldiers stand guard near the compound where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) ORG XMIT: ANJ112

Local resident of the area sit near the house, unseen, where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) ORG XMIT: ANJ115

A photo taken by a local resident, shows the wreckage of a helicopter next to the wall of the compound where according to officials, Osama bin Laden wss shot and killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zubair) ORG XMIT: ABT106

Pakistan army soldiers and police officers patrol past house, background, where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) ORG XMIT: ANJ113

New York City police officers with Operation Hercules arrive at the Armed Forces recruitment center in New York's Times Square on Monday, May 2, 2011. President Barack Obama announced Sunday night that Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan in an operation led by the United States. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ORG XMIT: NYMA108

Work continues at the World Trade Center site and the Freedom Tower, center left, in New York on Monday, May 2, 2011. On Sunday, President Barack Obama announced Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan. At right is 4 World Trade Center. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) ORG XMIT: NYML112

Work continues at the World Trade Center site and the Freedom Tower in New York on Monday, May 2, 2011. On Sunday, President Barack Obama announced Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) ORG XMIT: NYML111

New York City police officers stand guard outside the Armed Forces recruitment center in New York's Times Square, Monday, May 2, 2011. The Obama administration used DNA testing and other means to confirm that elite American forces in Pakistan had in fact killed Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ORG XMIT: NYMA107

A crowd of people look over ground zero in New York, Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011 then quickly buried at sea. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ORG XMIT: NYSW104

Jim Schweizer, assistant to the director of Fort Snelling National Cemetery, straightens flowers at the grave of Thomas Burnett, Monday May 2, 2011 in Bloomington, Minn. Burnett died Sept, 11, 2001 along with 39 other passengers and crew when Flight 93 was hijacked and crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pa., while flying to San Francisco from Newark, N.J. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan on Monday, then quickly buried at sea in a stunning finale to a furtive decade on the run. (AP Photo/The Star Tribine, Richard Sennott) ** ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT. SOFT OUT MINNEAPOLIS-AREA TV NOT TV, MAGS OUT. ** ORG XMIT: MNMIT101

Lee White, left, and Richard Nightingale, smile while holding a newspaper featuring the story of the death of Osama Bin Laden, at a memorial for people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Monday May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan on Monday, then quickly buried at sea in a stunning finale to a furtive decade on the run. (AP Photo/The Palm Beach Post, Lannis Waters) ** MAGS OUT. TV OUT. NO SALES ** ORG XMIT: FLPAP102

Kathy Maycen reaches to touch the name of her daughter, Lindsay Stapleton Morehouse, who was killed in the attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, at a memorial in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Monday May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan on Monday, then quickly buried at sea in a stunning finale to a furtive decade on the run. (AP Photo/The Palm Beach Post, Lannis Waters) ** MAGS OUT. TV OUT. NO SALES ** ORG XMIT: FLPAP101

A HAZMAT officer takes readings from an air quality testing machine in Grand Central Station, Monday, May 2, 2011 in New York. Security was heightened as a result of the killing of Osama Bin Laden. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin) ORG XMIT: NYSC103

Construction worker Paddy Garvey affixes an American flag to a fence at ground zero in New York, Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011 then quickly buried at sea. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ORG XMIT: NYSW103

The sidewalk in front of the White House in Washington is reopened Monday, May 2, 2011, the morning after crowds gathered after the death of Osama bin Laden was announced. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ORG XMIT: DCJM202

Visitors gather and take pictures in front of the White House in Washington, on Monday, May 2, 2011, the morning after it was announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ORG XMIT: DCJM201

Herman Maisonave, of the Queens borough of New York, right, holds up a sign as he joins those gathered at ground zero in New York as they react to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death early Monday morning May 2, 2011. President Barack Obama announced Sunday night, May 1, 2011, that Osama bin Laden was killed in an operation led by the United States. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

Travis Laivee and Kalee Kosuri, Illinois State University students in Normal, Illinois, joined more than 2,000 other students who marched through streets around campus while they celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden, Monday, May 2, 2010. Students filled the streets around the campus in reaction to President Barack Obama's announcement that U.S. forces had killed the mastermind behind the deaths of thousands during the past 12 years. (The Pantagraph, David Proeber)

Melissa LaCour, left, Brittany McGarry, second from left, Bryan Murray, second from right, and Dennis Vincent celebrate outside the ABC studio in New York's Times Square as news of Osama bin Laden's death is announced on the ticker, Monday, May 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Dionne Layne, facing camera, hugs Mary Power as they react to the news of the death of Osama bin Laden, Monday, May 2, 2011 in New York. At left is the under construction 1 World Trade Center, also known as the Freedom Tower. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Construction worker Paddy Garvey affixes an American flag to a fence at ground zero in New York, Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011 then quickly buried at sea. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A man buys copies of newspapers in New York's Financial District featuring headlines of the death of Osama bin Laden, Monday, May 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Armed Metropolitan Transportation Authority police officers and city police officer stand among the travelers in New York's Grand Central Station on Monday, May 2, 2011. Security was heightened as a result of the announcement of the killing of Osama Bin Laden. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)

Tourist Shawnarie Mills poses for a picture with a poster showing the Statue of Liberty holding the head of Osama bin Laden at ground zero in New York, Monday, May 2, 2011. Joyous at the release of a decade's frustration, Americans streamed to the site of the World Trade Center, the gates of the White House and smaller but no less jubilant gatherings across the nation to celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden

A poster showing the Statue of Liberty holding the head of Osama bin Laden is taped to Francisco Miranda's clothes as he sells flags at ground zero in New York, Monday, May 2, 2011. Joyous at the release of a decade's frustration, Americans streamed to the site of the World Trade Center, the gates of the White House and smaller but no less jubilant gatherings across the nation to celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden

Prudencio Lemagne holds a picture of his son, David Lemagne, who was killed on Sept. 11, 2001 at the site of the terrorist attack, while speaking to reporters at ground zero in New York, Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011 then quickly buried at sea. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Fourteen-year-old Kristen Grazioso places balloons on a carved stone Monday, May 2, 2011, in Middletown, N.J., that honors her father, who was killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. There are 37 stones in the garden representing those from Middletown who died in the attack. Word came late Sunday, May 1, 2011 the Osama Bin Laden has been killed. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

A photo taken by a local resident, shows the wreckage of a helicopter next to the wall of the compound where according to officials, Osama bin Laden wss shot and killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zubair)

Pakistan army soldiers and police officers patrol past house, background, where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

This undated artist rendering handout provided by the CIA shows the Abbottabad compound in Pakistan where American forces in Pakistan killed Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/CIA)

This undated aerial handout image provided by the CIA shows the Abbottabad compound in Pakistan where American forces in Pakistan killed Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/CIA)

Afghan men listen to U.S. President Barack Obama as he announces the killing of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden at a local restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

Indian sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik gives finishing touches to a sand sculpture to mark the killing of Osama bin Laden at the golden sea beach at Puri, Orissa, India, Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.(AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)

A worker cleans the floor of a shop as TV channels report the killing of Osama bin Laden in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A man watches a TV broadcast on the death of Osama bin Laden at a vegetable shop in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Monday, May 2, 2011. President Barack Obama announced Sunday night, May 1, 2011, that Osama bin Laden was killed in an operation led by the United States. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

People read newspapers at a news stand carry headlines "Osama bin Laden killed." in Hyderabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, shows US soldiers and service members watch the cable news coverage of the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden on a television at the Bagram air field on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)

Douglas Sidialo, who lost his sight in the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Nairobi pray at the memorial remembering the victims in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, May 2. 2011. Bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

Pakistan army soldiers seen near the house where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Mohsin)

Pakistan army soldiers seen near the house where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan army soldiers rest near the house where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Vehicles are parked inside the compound of a house where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

The area of a compound where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived seen in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

University of Texas at Austin students celebrate the news of Osama bin Laden

A man shows a newspaper reporting the killing of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, in Karachi, Pakistan Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. Headline reads: "Osama bin Laden is dead." (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

A sales person stands in his shop as a TV news reports the killing of Osama bin Laden in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Sign about Osama bin Laden's death at Larsen Music in Oklahoma City, Okla. Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was tracked down and shot to death Monday in Pakistan by an elite team of U.S. forces, ending an unrelenting manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. Photo by Paul B. Southerland