The death of Osama bin Laden was announced by US President Barack Obama on 2 May 2011. Bin Laden was killed in a US Security operation in Pakistan the previous day, 1 May.
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Osama bin Laden orchestrated (and carried out) the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the twin towers and tried, but fortunately failed, to bomb the White House as well.