Q92: Victoria's Best Music Station » al-qaeda http://kqvt.com Victoria's Best Music Station Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:00:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Osama bin Laden Dead: Recapping 24 Unforgettable Hours in History http://kqvt.com/osama-bin-laden-dead-recapping-24-unforgettable-hours-in-history/ http://kqvt.com/osama-bin-laden-dead-recapping-24-unforgettable-hours-in-history/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 11:00:39 +0000 Amory Gritta http://kqvt.com/?p=2661 A late-night announcement made from the White House's East Room on Sunday set the world aflutter, and news of the death of Osama bin Laden quickly spread across the globe.

President Barack Obama announced Sunday night that bin Laden had been killed and his body taken into U.S. custody in Pakistan.

Word of the death of Al Qaeda's leader quickly spread, and politicians, celebrities and athletes began releasing statements while crowds gathered across the country in celebration of bin Laden's death.

]]> http://kqvt.com/osama-bin-laden-dead-recapping-24-unforgettable-hours-in-history/feed/ 0 Brendan Smialowski-Pool/Getty Images Osama bin Laden Killed in Pakistan, President Obama Confirms http://kqvt.com/osama-bin-laden-killed-in-pakistan-president-obama-confirms/ http://kqvt.com/osama-bin-laden-killed-in-pakistan-president-obama-confirms/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 11:00:39 +0000 Amory Gritta http://kqvt.com/?p=2613 In a stunning development, President Barack Obama confirmed late Sunday evening that Osama bin Laden, the leader of terrorist group Al-Qaeda responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks, was killed Sunday in Pakistan.

Obama made the announcement in a televised address shortly after 11:30 PM ET, about an hour after reports of bin Laden’s death had made their way onto the Internet.

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