<p>This photo provided to The Associated Press on Sept. 22, 2001 -- 11 days after the terrorist attacks--shows al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.</p>
May 2, 2011
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May 2, 2011 9 p.m.
bin Laden is dead
Mastermind behind 9/11 terrorist attacks killed in Pakistan by U.S.-led operation
WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that murdered thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday.