Osama Bin Laden Killed, President Says

Osama Bin Laden was shot and killed in Pakistan on Sunday, President Barack Obama said during a late night announcement.

Bin Laden, the leader of al Qaida, became the world's most wanted man after the Sept. 11 attacks, which he orchestrated.

He was gunned down in a mansion outside of Islamabad during an operation executed by U.S. assets, Obama said.

The president said he gained credible intelligence about the terrorist leader's whereabouts last week and ordered the strike on the compound on Sunday.

"A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability," Obama said.

The announcement of bin Laden's death comes just four months before the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, which resulted in the death of nearly 3,000 Americans.