Bin Laden's Death Welcomed With Spontaneous Celebrations
![A man cheers outside the White House in Washington upon hearing the news of the death of Osama bin Laden.](https://gdb.rferl.org/4c91ac32-7b51-4a61-b541-d6ea9e3a41e7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man cheers outside the White House in Washington upon hearing the news of the death of Osama bin Laden.
![U.S. President Barack Obama announces the death of Osama bin Laden during a dramatic address to the nation from the White House.](https://gdb.rferl.org/b1bd7f39-ab99-492d-85b3-b12165e184e3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. President Barack Obama announces the death of Osama bin Laden during a dramatic address to the nation from the White House.
![U.S. Marines in Helmand Province in Afghanistan watch as President Barack Obama announces the death of Osama bin Laden.](https://gdb.rferl.org/6d596247-766f-4de6-a281-19c53cd79bbe_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. Marines in Helmand Province in Afghanistan watch as President Barack Obama announces the death of Osama bin Laden.
![A news ticker displays information on Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's death in Pakistan as people attend a spontaneous celebration in New York's Times Square.](https://gdb.rferl.org/1324e6f1-1144-4774-99a0-3604972bb87e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A news ticker displays information on Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's death in Pakistan as people attend a spontaneous celebration in New York's Times Square.
![People celebrate the news in New York's Times Square.](https://gdb.rferl.org/7b8a6109-4054-454e-9bcb-804dde091ce0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People celebrate the news in New York's Times Square.
![People celebrate outside the White House in Washington, D.C.](https://gdb.rferl.org/8bd33988-ea73-408c-8f60-a273a5100ad2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People celebrate outside the White House in Washington, D.C.
![People celebrate in New York's Times Square.](https://gdb.rferl.org/a7341214-d3d5-492f-bff8-7bd88d4a0e4a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People celebrate in New York's Times Square.
![An Afghan shopkeeper watches the news in an electronics shop in Kabul.](https://gdb.rferl.org/12c0eca8-2edf-4f91-999e-1c727025bccf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Afghan shopkeeper watches the news in an electronics shop in Kabul.
![New York City firefighters gather in Times Square to celebrate the announcement.](https://gdb.rferl.org/fcbf933a-1682-4ead-8737-e7977c4d1719_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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New York City firefighters gather in Times Square to celebrate the announcement.