Osama Bin Laden is dead

US celebrations

As the news of bin Laden's death spread, crowds gathered outside the White House in Washington to celebrate.

Former US president George Bush called his death a "momentous achievement".

"The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done," Bush said in a statement.

According to Al Jazeeera's Rosalind Jordan in Washington, the operation had been in the making for the last 9 or 10 months.

"The fact that it happened inside Pakistan, there have been suggestions that Pakistani intelligence may have been protecting them," she said.

Reporting from Pakistan, Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder said the development had caught a lot of people by surprise .

"He was considered by many as a hero, but not to the extent that people would come out on the streets. The reaction so far not likely to be strong on the streets, perhaps a protest here or there by the religious parties,." he said.

Will there be immediate terrorist retaliation

honestly think things will get worse now.

It will also be interesting to watch the reaction in Congress as the US government admits they've taken unauthorized military action across the border in Pakistan.

pretty likely thatsomebody is already planning a series of revenge attacks

Mission finally accomplished. Sort of.

I heard it was not a drone attack. He was shot in the head.

HALLE-LUJAH!! Three cheers for the US military!! Well done!

Will there be immediate terrorist retaliation

They do not need an excuse to attack us so the next attack will occur whenever they can get it together.

Now that we got him I hope Obama comes clean about how deeply
the Pakistan Military was in on protecting Bin Laden.