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Osama Bin Laden, terrorist and
architect of the Sept. 11, 2001,
attacks, was killed in a fire-
fight with elite American forces
Monday, then quickly buried at
sea.
"His death does not mark the end
of our effort. There's no doubt
that al-Qaida will continue to
pursue attacks against us. We must
and we will remain vigilant,"
President Barack Obama.
United States helicopters transported
elite counter-terrorism troops into
the compound identified by the CIA
as Bin Laden's hide-out. They took
less than 40 minutes. Bin Laden was
shot in the head, officials
explained, after he and his bodyguards
resisted.
The United States official who shared
the burial at sea said it would have
been difficult to find a country
willing to accept the remains.
The remains had been handled in
accordance with Islamic custom, which
requires speedy burial, President Obama.
"I heard a thundering sound, followed
by heavy firing. Then firing suddenly
stopped. Then more thundering, then a
big blast," Mohammad Haroon Rasheed, a
resident of Abbottobad, Pakistan, after
the choppers had swooped in and then
were gone.
The State Department put United States
embassies on alert and warned of the
heightened possibility for anti-American
violence. In a worldwide travel alert,
the department stated there was an
"enhanced potential for anti-American
violence given recent counter-terrorism
activity in Pakistan."
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The remains had been handled in accordance with Islamic custom.
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