In a major development, media reports in United States reported that Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda founder and world's most wanted terrorist, was killed outside a mansion in Abbottabad, 150 kms north of Islamabad, in Pakistan in a `targeted US intelligence operation'.
Laden has been accused as the mastermind of the massive 9/11 terror attacks on New York, which killed 3,000 people, which further sparked American military operations in Afghanistan.
However, Osama evaded the forces of US and its allies for a decade, despite a $25 million bounty on his head.
His death will be seen as a major blow to Al Qaeda but also raises fears of reprisal attacks, BBC reports.
U.S. officials have taken custody of bin Laden's body, Obama said. No Americans were harmed in the operation, he added.
Former US President Bill Clinton said in a statement: "This is a profoundly important moment not just for the families of those who lost their lives on 9/11 and in al-Qaeda's other attacks but for people all over the world who want to build a common future of peace, freedom, and cooperation for our children."
Mr Clinton's successor, President George W Bush, described the news as a "momentous achievement".
"The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done," Mr Bush said in a statement.
Laden has been accused as the mastermind of the massive 9/11 terror attacks on New York, which killed 3,000 people, which further sparked American military operations in Afghanistan.
However, Osama evaded the forces of US and its allies for a decade, despite a $25 million bounty on his head.
His death will be seen as a major blow to Al Qaeda but also raises fears of reprisal attacks, BBC reports.
U.S. officials have taken custody of bin Laden's body, Obama said. No Americans were harmed in the operation, he added.
Former US President Bill Clinton said in a statement: "This is a profoundly important moment not just for the families of those who lost their lives on 9/11 and in al-Qaeda's other attacks but for people all over the world who want to build a common future of peace, freedom, and cooperation for our children."
Mr Clinton's successor, President George W Bush, described the news as a "momentous achievement".
"The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done," Mr Bush said in a statement.
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