Sources: Al-Qaida head bin Laden dead

AP PhotoIn this April 1998 file photo, Osama bin Laden is shown in Afghanistan. More photos »

WASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday

A small team of Americans carried out the attack and took custody of bin Laden's

Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan

Afghan officials confirm that al-Qadea leader Bin Laden has diedUS president confirms al-Qaeda leader's death, saying he has been killed in firefight following US raid in Abbottabad.

Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, is dead.
US president Barack Obama said bin Laden, the most-wanted fugitive on the US list, has been killed on Sunday in a US operation in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad,