By Danielle Nottingham, CBS News
Published: May 02, 2011
Updated: May 02, 2011 - 4:02 PM
WASHINGTON - U.S. officials have released new details about the death of al-QaedaleaderOsama bin Laden. The elite US forces who raided his compound yesterday had hoped to capture him alive. But a firefight broke out, leaving the al-Qaedaleader and 3-others dead. Danielle Nottingham reports from the White House.

U.S. officials say that they have proof that Navy Seals killed Al Qaeda's leader. His dead body was identified by one of his wives, as well as by DNA and facial recognition technology.

A team of elite U.S. forces stormed the million-dollar home and ended up in a firefight. Bin Laden was shot in the head. One of his sons, two couriers, and a woman used as a human shield were also killed.

The U.S. team left in a helicopter about 45-minutes after the raid began with bin Laden's body on board. He was later buried, his body released from an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea. No members of the US team were injured.

PresidentObama gave the order to go on Friday, but preparations had been underway for months. The U.S. forces involved in the raid had practiced taking over a full-scale model of the compound built on a US air base in Afghanistan.

U.S. officials are quick to point out, the fight against violent extremism isn't over because of Bin Laden's death. Attacks in retaliation could come from al-Qaeda's main branch in Pakistan or, one of its 'other' affiliates - like the one in Yemen.

That's the group that attempted to blow up a plane over Detroit on Christmas day, 2-years ago and, managed to get explosives on board U.S. cargo planes, last year.

Photos were taken of bin Laden's body before it was buried at sea. The Obama administration is still deciding whether or not to release those photos to the public.
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