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Video: Lakewood Reacts to the News of Osama Bin Laden's Death
Local residents react to the news that U.S. forces killed Osama Bin Laden during a covert raid. What do you think?
President Barack Obama announced at 11:35 p.m. on May 1 that Osama bin Laden, the terrorist who orchestrated the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, was killed by American forces.
See video and transcript of Obama's speech here.
"Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan," Obama said. "A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties. After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body."
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Lakewood residents are talking about the historic news that Osama Bin Laden is dead.
We tracked a few of them down and got their opinions.
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