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On May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden, the founder and first leader of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda, was shot and killed at his compound in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad by United States Navy SEALs of SEAL Team Six (also known as DEVGRU).
- Operation Neptune Spear
- May 2, 2011; 12 years ago
May 3, 2011 · As the raiding party closed in on the last unsecured room in the compound, Bin Laden, who according to the White House had no weapon, was shot dead.
Aug 29, 2011 · Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, is killed by U.S. forces during a raid on his compound hideout in Pakistan. The...
May 24, 2018 · SEAL Team Six raided an al-Qaeda compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in May 2011 and killed the world’s most wanted terrorist: Osama bin Laden. Get the facts and a timeline of the raid on...
- Julie Marks
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May 2, 2024 · Finally, as they reached the third floor of the building, the SEALs found and shot dead Osama bin Laden. They pick up his body and hurriedly leave the scene. Pakistani forces reached the compound mere minutes after the final Navy Helicopter took to the air. Bin Laden was buried in the Arabian Sea less than 12 hours after the Navy SEALs op.
Sep 10, 2012 · On the second floor US commandos find Osama Bin Laden with his wife. She is shot in the leg. Bin Laden, who is unarmed, is shot twice and killed.
May 3, 2011 · Less than 40 minutes later -- early Monday morning in Pakistan -- Osama bin Laden was dead, along with four others inside the complex, and the U.S. forces departed with the slain al Qaeda...
