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Elite U.S. military forces launched a targeted operation against a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. In that raid, Osama bin Laden was killed. The compound had been under surveillance for some time.

The 9/11 attacks claimed nearly 3,000 lives and left countless families and friends mourning their deceased loved ones. Jay Winuk lost his brother in the World Trade Center attacks. Host Michel Martin speaks with Winuk about his brother and his reaction to the death of 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden.

The hunt for Osama bin Laden started in the flames of Sept. 11, 2001. America is still at war with Afghanistan, where bin Laden began his campaign against the West. NPR Photographer David Gilkey, who is embedded with troops in Helmand Province, tells Renee Montagne the troops' reaction to bin Laden's death.

ProPublica reporters Jake Bernstein and Jesse Eisinger recently won the Pulitzer Prize for their stories about the banks and hedge funds that realized what was happening to the U.S. economy while it was happening — and then made vast fortunes by betting against the markets and creating fake demand.

New Yorker staff writer Lawrence Wright has spent the past 15 years of his career thinking about al-Qaida. Wright assesses what bin Laden's death means for the future of al-Qaida and the United States' relationship with Pakistan.

The Pakistani journalist, who has written extensively about the Taliban and al-Qaida, discusses what officials might have known about Osama bin Laden's presence in Abbottabad and what impact his death may have on the future of U.S.-Pakistan relations.

Thirty-seven police officers of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey were killed on Sept. 11th. NPR's Chris Arnold followed some of their fellow officers through the recovery efforts at Ground Zero. He re-connects with two of them after Osama Bin Laden was killed in Pakistan.

Military members and their relatives are feeling a range of emotions in response to the death of Osama bin Laden. Many expressed relief that the world's most wanted terrorist had been killed. But there is still a lot of concern about friends and loved ones in harm's way.

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy." If you've seen this quote buzzing around the Internet (and attributed to Martin Luther King, Jr.), it is a misquotation. The question at hand: why would someone create a fake quote?

Fatah, which controls the Palestinian Authority, and Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, are set to sign a reconciliation deal. But Israel's prime minister says the Palestinian government has to choose between peace with Israel or peace with Hamas, which Israel considers a terrorist group.