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Dramatic pictures have been released of US President Barack Obama watching live footage of the operation that killed Osama bin Laden.
The al Qaeda leader was shot dead by US special forces who stormed his villa in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad in the early hours of Monday morning local time.
Bin Laden's compound was close to a military garrison and was only around 40 miles from the capital Islamabad.
Photographs issued by the White House show the president and other members of his team looking tense as they watch live video of the mission as it happened.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is shown with a particularly anxious expression, with both her hands clasped over her mouth.
US chief counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan was also among those viewing the footage.
He said: "It was probably one of the most anxiety-filled periods of time. It was clearly very tense, a lot of people were holding their breath.
"There was a fair degree of silence as the operation progressed.
"Minutes passed like days and the President was concerned about security of his personnel."
He added that a "tremendous sigh of relief" came in response to confirmation that Bin Laden was among those found in the compound.
Asked how Obama reacted when he received the news that bin Laden had been killed, Brennan recalled that the president said, "We got him."
Another picture shows the President and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff US Navy Admiral Mike Mullen sharing what appears to be a congratulatory handshake.
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