who was president when bin laden was killed
Email. Osama bin Laden, hunted as the mastermind behind the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, has been killed, President Obama announced tonight. The president called the killing of bin Laden the most significant achievement to date in the effort to defeat al Qaeda. Justice has been done, Obama said. Bin Laden was located at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, which was monitored and when the time was determined to be right, the president said, he authorized a targeted operation.. A small team of Americans carried out the operation, Obama said.