World reacts to Osama bin Laden's death

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World reacts to Osama bin Laden's death

Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.

Bob Kunst celebrates with others at Miami's Torch of Freedom after hearing of the death of Osama bin Laden.

Jules O'Keefe writes the words, "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" on an outdoor menu in front of the longtime U.S. Navy SEALs hangout, Mc P's Irish Pub, in Coronado, Calif.

White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, right, speaks to reporters during a news conference, Monday. Brennan

Jeff Ray, right, and Jan Ray of Shanksville, Pa., attach a sign to the fence overlooking the crash site of United Flight 93 in Shanksville.

Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, left, takes part in a tree planting ceremony during May Day celebrations in Gaza City, Monday, May 2, 2011. Haniyeh condemned the United States on Monday for killing al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, saying the operation marked "the continuation of the American oppression and shedding of blood of Muslims and Arabs."

Carmen BinLadin, former sister in law of Osama Bin Laden, talks about him to The Associated Press, Monday, May 2, 2011, at a downtown Geneva hotel. She said hours after the al-Qaida chief was killed by U.S. forces in a hideout in Pakistan that her former brother-in-law would have chosen death over capture.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai lauded Osama bin Laden's death as a serious blow to terrorism Monday and argued that the strike in Pakistan proves the real fight against terrorists is outside his country's borders.

A salesman watches television coverage announcing the killing of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden at a TV shop in Kabul, Afghanistan.

A man watches a TV broadcast on the death of Osama bin Laden at Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday. The Korean read: "Death, Osama bin Laden."

A Pakistani hawker shows a copy of a newspaper reporting the killing of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, in Karachi, Pakistan. Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces. The headline reads: "Osama bin Laden is dead."

People read newspapers at a news stand carry headlines "Osama bin Laden killed." in Hyderabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011.

South Koreans watch a TV broadcasting a report about Osama bin Laden, at Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 2, 2011. 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. The Korean read "Bin Laden, killed in an operation led by the United States."

Warrant Officer Gabriel Bernard, of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, smiles outside a small Canadian patrol base outside Salavat, Afghanistan, on Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden was killed in a helicopter raid on a mansion in an area north of the Pakistani capital, U.S. and Pakistani officials said Monday. "Hopefully, it's a step forward toward world peace and a resolution for the conflict here in Afghanistan, " Bernard said.

South Koreans watch a TV broadcasting a report about Osama bin Laden, at Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 2, 2011. 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. The Korean read " U.S. soldiers secure the body of bin Laden."

People watch a TV broadcast on the death of Osama bin Laden in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 2, 2011.

A man fixes televisions as he watches a TV broadcast on the death of Osama bin Laden in his workshop in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Monday, May 2, 2011.

Pakistani authorities beefed up security around a compound of the U. S. consulate after killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. U.S. government puts embassies around the world on high alert.

A man holds his daughter while watching a TV broadcast on the death of Osama bin Laden in Basra, Iraq, Monday, May 2, 2011.

Egyptians watch a TV broadcasting a report about the killing of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, in coffe shop in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, May 2, 2011.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a statement following the killing of Osama bin Laden in Berlin, Germany, Monday, May 2, 2011.

An Afghan youth walks past by a television announces the death of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden at a television selling market in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, May 2, 2011.

U.S. soldiers and service members watch the cable news coverage of the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden on a television at the Bagram air field on Monday, May 2, 2011.

Douglas Sidialo, who lost his sight in the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Nairobi pray at the memorial remembering the victims in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, May 2. 2011.

A sales person stands in his shop as a TV news reports the killing of Osama bin Laden in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 2, 2011.

A man watches a TV broadcast on the death of Osama bin Laden at a vegetable shop in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Monday, May 2, 2011.

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Bob Kunst celebrates with others at Miami's Torch of Freedom after hearing of the death of Osama bin Laden.

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