BREAKING NEWS:

CNN: CNN confirms Osama is dead

Reuters: FLASH: Osama bin Laden is dead - two U.S. officials say

Reports: Obama to announce Osama bin Laden is dead

2011-05-02 09:53:11 GMT+7 (ICT)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce on late Sunday evening that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed in Pakistan, nearly 10 years after the devastating attacks of September 11.

The White House confirmed that Obama would hold an unprecedented late-night news conference, but gave no details. All the major news networks in the United States cited sources saying that Bin Laden had been killed.

According to Fox News, Osama bin Laden was killed over a week ago by a U.S. missile in Pakistan. CBS News, NBC News and CNN also said that Bin Laden's body is in possession of the United States.

Osama is believed to be behind a number of major terrorist attacks, most notably the attacks of September 11, 2001 that killed nearly 3,000 people from scores of countries.

-- © BNO News All rights reserved 2011-05-02

US said to have bin Laden's body following military operation - NBC News / via @mpoppel

BBCBreaking: Osama Bin Laden is dead, says US

Afghan official states that Osama bin Laden is dead, though when he died has not been released. (via Aljazeera) /via@vaitor

ABC News's Jim Sciutto: RT @jimsciuttoABC Bin laden killed in drone strike last week in which 20 dead /via @newley:

Congressional and administration officials tell CNN Osama bin Laden is dead. He was reportedly killed in Afghanistan. /via@@CNN

Vice President Biden called Eric Cantor at home, Richmond in the last hour to inform him of Bin Laden's death /via@mpoppel: /via@LukeRussert:

CNN says measures being taken in case of retaliation attacks on the US /via@mpoppel:

If this does turn out to be his body then I think that the crap is soon going to hit the fan big style. There was talk last week that Al Qaueda had a nuclear bomb hidden in Europe ready to go if they did kill or capture bin Laden. Worrying times indeed.

Al Qaeda's elusive leader Osama bin Laden is dead and his body has been recovered by US authorities: CNN /MCOT

Good - but wont make one bit of difference. There are hundreds willing to 'martyr' themselves in his place.

Same day as Henry Cooper dies -- was he really Osama Bin Laden. We should be told

Sounds like good news to me.

Hello, this gives us another reason to celebrate. Cheers

CNN reports that Osama was killed in a mansion outside of Islamabad by the U.S. /via@mpoppel: CNN's @EdHenry

I'm sure you mean well, we are all glad to hear this news, but it's this god business which is responsible for most of the worlds ills!

the whole world will wait see if true after what they say.i,am one of them waiting

Live Announcement from President Obama expected at about 10:15 am Thai time on all major news networks.

Hmmm, No wonder there were so many protests in Pakistan about the U.S using drones, they were perhaps closing in on target. Now for Ahmedinajad.

I have to increase the font size on my screen, especially when I'm still drinking my coffee.... I saw the first word and the USA and....

OSAMA! Oh, I thought.....

Darn.

It's about time!

Obama'a the man. I say scrap all the cold war hardware and built a few thousand drones.

Obama is going to make a speech at 10:30

I firmly believe that bush could have got him early in the game but held the delta force guys back so that bush and his buddies could milk a few billion from the defence department.

Cheers heard at the White House /via@mpoppel

Cheers heard at the White House /via@mpoppel

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Good - but wont make one bit of difference. There are hundreds willing to 'martyr' themselves in his place.

Don't agree...Nazism pretty much died along with HItler...Italian and Spanish racism with Musolini and Franco. Individuals in history make a difference.

So that`s the end of the bastard.Good riddance.

It might be the end of this bastard but I would imagine if true all hell is going to break out. Not a good time to be travelling around now.

A sobering thought,Dunc.Let us hope you are wrong.

Everyone knows he worked for the CIA anyway. Now they have Gaddafi and the Great African Adventure to keep the war machine alive. Osama has done his job and can be retired to the annals of history. Not a bad run for a cutout...

does anyone still believe that it was terrorists in 2001?

I am curious to find out where he's been hiding out. Must be a good spot!

Great News!

does anyone still believe that it was terrorists in 2001?

Bin Laden faked the moon landing too.

CNN reports that Osama was killed in a mansion outside of Islamabad by the U.S. /via@mpoppel: CNN's @EdHenry

In a mansion outside Islamabad is hardly in hiding. Are we expected to believe the Pakistanis knew nothing about it. Maybe they let the address slip when Cameron handed over the 600k+ GBP!