The United States of America is bracing itself for retaliation attacks following the death of the world's most wanted man and Al Qaeda leader - Osama Bin Laden yesterday.
The US has put its embassies around the world on alert, warning Americans of the possibility of Al Qaeda reprisal attacks, with the CIA and Pentagon saying that Al Qaeda would "almost certainly" try to avenge the death of Bin Laden.
It has been revealed by Pentagon officials that Osama Bin Laden was buried at sea after a Muslim funeral on board an aircraft carrier in the north Arabian Sea.
Meanwhile the US President Barack Obama stressed that the US is not at war against Islam.
Bin Laden approved the 9/11 attacks in which nearly 3,000 people died, saying later that the results had exceeded his expectations.
He has evaded the forces of the US and its allies for a decade, despite a US$25 million bounty on his head.
More details are emerging of how Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was found and killed at the fortified compound on the outskirts of Abbottabad in north west Pakistan.
The operation against Bin Laden lasted about 45 minute.
Two or three helicopters were seen flying low over the area.
Witnesses say they caused panic among local residents.
When the helicopters landed outside, men emerged from the aircraft.
The raid was conducted by a special team of US Navy Seals.
Shortly afterwards residents said they heard shots being fired and the sound of heavy firearms.
At some point in the operation one of the helicopters crashed, either from technical failure or having been hit by gunfire from the ground.
Bin Laden did resist the assault and was killed in battle, US officials told White House reporters.
The officials described the operation as a "surgical raid" and said three adult males, including Bin Laden's adult son, were killed.
But, they added, a woman who was being used as a shield was also killed.
It is reported that the woman was one of Bin Laden's wives.
Story by: Vijay Narayan & Paradise Tudrau
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USA on alert for reprisal attacks after death of Bin Laden
