Politics & Government
Osama Bin Laden is Dead
Leader of al Qaeda terrorist group killed in U.S.-led mission in Pakistan.
Osama bin Laden is dead and U.S. forces are in possession of his body, several news organizations reported Sunday night.
President Barack Obama confirmed the death of Bin Laden in a live address to the world Sunday night.
Obama authorized an operation to kill Bin Laden last week after his location was confirmed. Bin Laden died in a firefight Sunday at a compound outside Islamabad. The U.S. has taken possession of his body.
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Bin Laden was leader of al Qaeda, the terrorist network behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, which killed approximately 3,000 people, many of them from the area.
Among those killed was Parsippany resident Martin Boryczewski, 29.
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After midnight Sunday, a single family member of a 9/11 victim stood at Morris County's Sept. 11 memorial, located on West Hanover Avenue in Parsippany. The family member declined to comment for the record as he looked onto the tribute, built with steel from the twin towers of the World Trade Center, which toppled in the attacks.
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