The manhunt for Osama bin Laden is over. Nearly 10 years after the attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, U.S. forces are said to have assassinated the Saudi-born founder of al-Qaeda on Sunday inside Pakistan. President Obama addressed the news late on Sunday night.

President Barack Obama: “Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties. After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body.”

One of bin Laden’s sons, two other men and one woman were also killed in the attack. U.S. officials said bin Laden was buried at sea after a DNA test was conducted. At the time of his death, bin Laden was living in a heavily fortified mansion just a mile from the Pakistani army’s principal military academy. The U.S. operation was reportedly carried out by 25 Navy SEALs under the command of the Joint Special Operations Command. It is unclear what role Pakistan played in the killing. The Pakistan Taliban has threatened to attack Pakistani leaders, the army and the United States after the bin Laden killing. Meanwhile, the U.S. Army has increased security levels at all of its bases and installations. Crowds began gathering outside the White House and at Ground Zero late last night celebrating the news of bin Laden’s death. This is Jake Diliberto, a Marine Corps veteran who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Jake Diliberto, U.S. Marine Corps veteran: “We’ve been chasing this ghost bin Laden around Afghanistan and Iraq and Pakistan and Yemen and everywhere else, and finally we can bring back — bring our troops home. We can use the rule of law to protect our borders against another terrorist attack or something like this. But we don’t need to be sending our troops and invading other countries anymore. And today is a good day for us.”