VIDEO: Osama bin Laden Dead; President Obama Says 'Justice Has Been Done'
May 2 2011, Published 12:30 p.m. ET
Breaking Celebrity News Staff Writer
Osama bin Laden has been killed by U.S. Special Services, President Barack Obama said Sunday night from the White House, adding that "justice has been done."
"His death does not mark the end of our effort,” the president said. “There's no doubt that al-Qaida will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must and we will remain vigilant.”
The 54-year-old bin Laden -- the mastermind of the al Qaeda terrorist network, responsible for the 9/11 attacks that cost more than 3,000 lives -- was fatally shot in the head in a mansion in Pakistan, CNN reported.
"No Americans were harmed" in the action that took down bin Laden, the president said, adding he'd personally ordered the operation be carried out.
At the White House, the president met with top officials at around at 2:00 pm ET to finalize plans. He was told that bin Laden was identified at 3:50 pm, and at 7:01 pm that there was a “high probability” the terrorist had been killed.
Upon the president’s announcement, the masses gathered in celebration at landmarks such as the White House and Ground Zero in New York, the epicenter of the 9/11 attacks nearly 10 years ago.
"The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done," ex-U.S. President George W. Bush, who was the president during the 9/11 attacks, said in a statement.
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Here's how bin Laden's capture went down:
After CIA honed in on bin Laden's whereabouts early Monday in Pakistan -- around Sunday afternoon in the states -- four helicopters containing Navy SEAL Team Six tr