The death of Osama bin Laden

Updated 1255 GMT (2055 HKT) May 20, 2015

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Photos: The death of Osama bin Laden

Vice President Joe Biden, left, President Barack Obama, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, second from right, watch the mission to capture Osama bin Laden from the Situation Room in the White House on May 1, 2011. Click through to see reactions from around the world following the death of the al Qaeda leader.

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President Obama edits his remarks in the Oval Office prior to making a televised statement announcing bin Laden's death.

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Servicemen cheer from a lamp post as thousands of people gather at Ground Zero in New York City.

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Crowds celebrate with NYPD officers in New York's Times Square early on May 2, 2011, after the death of Osama bin Laden.

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Revelers gather at the fence on the north side of the White House.

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Afghans watch television coverage in Kabul announcing the killing of bin Laden.

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U.S. Marines watch the announcement of bin Laden's death at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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Times Square is filled shortly after the announcement of bin Laden's death.

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Students gather to celebrate at the fence on the north side of the White House.

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A passer-by looks at newspaper headlines in front of the Newseum in Washington.

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Danielle LeMack, left, Carie LeMack and Christie Coombs, who lost relatives on 9/11, pause during a ceremony to honor the victims on May 2, 2011, at the Garden of Remembrance in Boston.

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A visitor photographs the fence overlooking the crash site of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on May 2, 2011.

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Pakistani media and residents gather outside the bin Laden hideout on May 3, 2011.

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