The World is Under Alert After Osama bin Laden’s Death

Fearful of revenge attacks, the United States swiftly issued security warnings to Americans worldwide. CIA Director Leon Panetta said al Qaeda would “almost certainly” try to avenge bin Laden’s death.

“Though Bin Laden is dead, al Qaeda is not. The terrorists almost certainly will attempt to avenge him, and we must — and will — remain vigilant and resolute,” Panetta said.

France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed the killing as a coup in the fight against terrorism, but he, too, warned it did not spell al Qaeda’s demise.

British Prime Minster David Cameron said the West would have to be “particularly vigilant” in the weeks ahead.

A source familiar with the operation said bin Laden was shot in the head after the U.S. military team, which included members of the Navy’s elite Seals unit, stormed the compound in Abbottabad, 35 miles north of Islamabad.

Television pictures from inside the house showed bloodstains smeared across a floor next to a large bed.

Source: Reuters