Osama bin Laden was killed on May 2, 2011, during a US military operation conducted by Navy SEAL Team Six in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The operation, code-named Operation Neptune Spear, was authorized by US President Barack Obama after US intelligence officials confirmed that bin Laden was hiding in a compound in Abbottabad.
The operation began in the early morning hours of May 2, 2011, when two Black Hawk helicopters carrying the SEAL team and their support personnel flew into Pakistan and landed near the compound. The team then approached the compound on foot and engaged in a firefight with bin Laden's security guards.
After a brief firefight, the SEALs entered the compound and located bin Laden on the third floor. He was shot and killed by the SEAL team. The operation lasted approximately 40 minutes, and no US personnel were killed or injured.
After the operation was completed, bin Laden's body was taken into US custody and later buried at sea, in accordance with Islamic customs. The killing of bin Laden was a major victory for the US in the War on Terror and was widely celebrated by US officials and the public
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