President Obama announced late Sunday that the world's most wanted fugitive, Osama bin Laden, was killed by U.S. forces. The al-Qaida (also spelled Al Qaeda) leader and mastermind behind numerous terrorists attacks including the 9/11 attacks that killed almost 3,000 Americans as well as the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. Al-Qaida also launched deadly attacks in Bali, London and Madrid. U.S. intelligence and Navy Seals located bin Laden at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan and others were also killed including one of his sons, two guards and a woman reportedly used as a human shield. The troops then returned to Afghanistan where DNA testing confirmed the I.D.According to the official account, the body was ritually washed, wrapped in loose cloth, according to Muslim custom, and buried at sea from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. An Arabic native speaker translated Islamic prayers as part of a Muslim funeral service. A picture was taken of the dead Osama bin Laden, but not released. People throughout the world rejoiced as news of his death spread. Quotes "I think we can all agree this is a good day for America. Our country has kept its commitment to see that justice is done. The world is safer. It is a better place because of the death of Osama bin Laden." President Barack Obama "This is a strategic blow to al-Qaida. It is a necessary, but not necessarily sufficient blow to lead to its demise. But we are determined to destroy it. I think we have a lot better opportunity now that al-Qaida -- that bin Laden is out of there." John Brennan, deputy national security adviser "History will record that bin Laden's death came at a time of great movements toward freedom and democracy, at a time when the people across the Middle East and North Africa are rejecting the extremist narratives and charting a path of peaceful progress, based on universal rights and aspirations. There is no better rebuke to al-Qaida and its heinous ideology." Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State Warm Up Questions 1.What is terrorism? 2.What is al-Qaida? 3.Who was Osama bin Laden? Discussion Questions 1.Now that Osama bin Laden has been killed, what do you think will happen with the al-Qaida organization? 2.What would have happened if U.S. forces had captured Osama bin Laden alive? 3.If you were the loved one of someone who died in one of al-Qaida's attacks, how would the news of bin Laden's death make you feel? Additional Resources Video transcript Download this Video