WASHINGTON, U.S.A - US president Barack Obama said bin Laden, the most-wanted fugitive on the US list, had been killed on Sunday in a US operation in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad, about 150km north of Islamabad."Tonight, I can report to the people of the United States and the world, the United States had carried an operation that has killed Osama Bin Laden, a terrorist responsible for killing thousands of innocent people," Obama said in a statement.
"Today, at my direction, the United States carried out that operation... they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body. - "The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date against al-Qaeda.
- "We must also reaffirm that United states is not and will never be at war against Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader, in fact, he slaughtered many Muslims," Obama said.
According to New York Times, bin Laden's body was taken to Afghanistan and later buried at sea. As the news of bin Laden's death spread, crowds gathered outside the White House in Washington DC to celebrate. Former US president George Bush called his death a "momentous achievement".
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