may 2, 2011 - Death of Osama bin Laden

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The death of Osama bin Laden was something that was felt across the nation. He was the founder of the Islamist terrorist organization known as Al-Qaeda. He is responsible for a series of terrorist attacks against the United States including the events of 9/11 when almost 3,000 people were killed. bin Laden is also responsible for over 2,000 suicide bombings. His radical interpretations of the Muslim faith led him to form Al-Qaeda and promote violence. His goal was to draw out the U.S. into war and eventually create one Islamic state. Osama bin Laden was killed after being found by U.S. troops in a compound in Pakistan

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