Osama Bin Laden Dead

President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of U.S. military forces just before midnight Sunday.

During his announcement, broadcast live from the White House, Obama said he gave the go-ahead last week for the operation that led to bin Laden's death.

Obama said no Americans were harmed in the operation despite an initial firefight before U.S. troops on the ground killed bin Laden in a compound in Pakistan. The operation was spurred from a lead on bin Laden's location that came in August 2010.

"On nights like this one, we can say to families who have lost loved ones to al Qaeda terror — justice has been done," Obama said.

An ABC reporter describing the atmosphere at the White House said a feeling of "jubilation" is evident in the nation's capitol.

For more, read the Huffington Post story about the national reaction to Bin Laden's death.