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2 May 2011 - 05:55 AMT

Israel hails bin Laden killing as ‘triumph for justice’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the United States on Sunday, May 1, for killing Osama bin Laden, seeing a "resounding triumph" for Washington and its allies.

"This is a resounding triumph for justice, freedom and the values shared by all democratic nations fighting shoulder to shoulder in determination against terrorism," Netanyahu said in a statement, according to Reuters.

Osama bin Laden – the longtime leader of al Qaeda – was reported to be killed by U.S. forces in a mansion outside the Pakistani capital of Islamabad along with other family members.