Al Qaeda confirms Osama’s death
May 6th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 6 (IANS) The Al Qaeda terrorist organisation has for the first time confirmed the death of its leader Osama bin Laden in a statement posted on an internet forum, Xinhua reported Friday.
Osama was killed in an US commando operation May 2 in his hideout in Abbottabad near Islamabad.
After the raid, President Barack Obama in a televised address confirmed the Al Qaeda leader’s death. Osama’s death ended nearly a decade-long manhunt for the US’s most wanted terrorist.
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