Late on May 1st, 2011, Barack Obama announced that Osama Bin Laden had been killed by American troops.
“Tonight, I can report to the American people and the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama Bin Laden the leader of Al-Qaeda,” the President said. Bin Laden was hiding in a compound near Abbottabad, Pakis
tan.
Within moments, students began posting the news on Facebook. DC students poured out from Georgetown, George Washington, American, and Johns Hopkins University, running off campus and towards the White House to celebrate the announcement
Grabbing their American flags and donning clothing that read “USA” and “America” while others simply ran off in whatever they were wearing to be present for the event. Some climbed trees chanting “U.S.A,” “Four more years,” and “Yes We Did.” Others sang the national anthem and America the Beautiful.
Preliminary reports say that no Americans were injured in the assault and there were no civilian casualties.
