WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden is dead and the United States has the body, a person familiar with developments told The Associated Press on Sunday night.
President Barack Obama planned to announce the news in a late-night statement.
Bin Laden was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan last week, ABC and NBC reported. He was killed in a mansion in Islamabad, Pakistan, CNN reported. The U.S. has his body after conducting a military operation, NBC reported.
The reports of bin Laden's death come nine years, seven months and 20 days after the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. [/p]
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President Barack Obama planned to announce the news in a late-night statement.
Bin Laden was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan last week, ABC and NBC reported. He was killed in a mansion in Islamabad, Pakistan, CNN reported. The U.S. has his body after conducting a military operation, NBC reported.
The reports of bin Laden's death come nine years, seven months and 20 days after the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. [/p]
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