Osama Bin Laden, Killed By U.S. Forces Near Islamabad

The brain of the worst terrorist attack on American soil is dead, briefed U.S. President Barack Obama late Sunday evening, nearly 10 years after the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, according to a CNN report.

Osama bin Laden - the longtime leader of al-Qaida - were killed by U.S. forces in a house outside the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, and other family members, a senior U.S. official said CNN.

In a speech to the nation Sunday night, Obama said the death of bin Laden "the most important achievement to date of our nation's efforts to defeat al-Qaeda."

"Today, in my opinion, the U.S. launched a targeted operation against drugs in Abbottabad, Pakistan," Obama said. "A small group of Americans led the operation with extraordinary courage and capacity. No Americans were injured. They took care to avoid civilian casualties. After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of her body. "

U.S. diplomatic facilities around the world were on high alert after the notification of the death of bin Laden, a senior American official said, and the U.S. State Department would send a new "world of prudence" Americans soon. Some fear the supporters of al-Qaeda could groped revenge on U.S. citizens or U.S. institutions.

Hundreds of people arrived at the White House late Sunday night and chanted "USA! USA!" Then yelled, "Hey, hey, goodbye!" Regarding the closure of bin Laden and then spontaneously sang the national anthem.

"This new house is a credit to our intelligence efforts and bring to justice the architect of the attacks on our country that killed nearly 3,000 people on September 11, 2001," said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Republican highest ranking in the National Security Committee, said in a statement released Monday night.

The news brought relief to relatives in mourning for those killed on 9 / 11

"This is great news for us, and the whole world. It can not help the pain, or returned to their loved ones," Gordon Felt Chairman of the Flight 93 families, said in a statement. "It brings a measure of comfort that the soul of the tragedy of September 11th and global terrorism can not spread his evil."

In his speech, Obama reiterated that the U.S. is not at war against Islam.

"I said clearly, just as President Bush made shortly after 9 / 11 that our war is not against Islam, bin Laden was not a Muslim leader. There was a mass murderer of Muslims. "

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), one of the rights of Muslims and civil defense organization, issued a statement Monday morning'm bin Laden dead.

"As we have said many times since 9 / 11 terrorist attacks, bin Laden does not represent Muslims and Islam itself, in addition to killing thousands of Americans, he and Al Qaeda were killed many Muslims around the world," says Note. "We also reiterate President Obama's clear tonight that the United States is not at war against Islam."