On May 1, 2011 President Obama made the stunning announcement within hours of informing congressional leaders. He announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed by a covert operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
A DNA sample from bin Laden's body was taken and compared with DNA samples on record from his dead sister, which confirmed bin Laden's identity.
It was also reported that the body was recovered by the US military and is currently in their custody.
Osama bin Laden was a member of the wealthy Saudi bin Laden family and founder of infamousjihadist organization al-Qaeda, who is most known for the September 11th attacks on the United States of America.
As a result of his dealings with violent extermists, his Saudi citizenship was revoked and he was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and Most Wanted Terrorists lists.
Since 2001 bin Laden, and his organization, had been serious targets for U.S. and the War on Terror. bin Laden had avoided capture for nearly a decade.
