Images after Osama bin Laden’s death

Published: April 30, 2012

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. Please note: a classified document seen in this photograph has been obscured.

Pete Souza/White House

The Washington Post published a photo gallery for the anniversary of the May 2, 2011, death of Osama bin Laden. The images show the compound where he was killed as well as Americans’ reaction to the news.

The gallery has 25 images including those from bin Laden's compound, the White House Situation Room and American's celebration outside the White House and Time Square in New York City.

Source: The Washington Post

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