Al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden is killed during a CIA operation carried out by United States Navy SEAL Team 6. The operation, code-named Operation Neptune Spear, infiltrated Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and killed Bin Laden, along with four other residents, after 1:00 am local time.
Year
2011
Date of Event
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