Osama bin Laden dead: families of victims of al-Qaeda atrocities react
News of Osama bin Laden's death was greeted with relief and approval yesterday by many of those still mourning the loss of loved ones caught up in Al Qaeda atrocities.
Osama bin Laden: the Al-Qaeda leader killed by US special forces at compound just 800 yards from Pakistan's 'Sandhurst' officer training HQ. Photo: Sipa Press/Rex Features
Caroline Gammell
By Caroline Gammell 7:00AM BST 03 May 2011
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Over the last decade, 67 Britons were killed in the September 11 attacks in 2001, 28 died in the Bali bombings a year later and 52 lost their lives in the July 7 attacks of 2005.
Hundreds of soldiers fighting in Afghanistan have also been killed in a conflict sparked by the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
Yesterday, people not accustomed to condoning violence found themselves applauding the violent end to bin Laden.
Pauline and Charles Berkeley lost their 37-year-old son Graham in the 9/11 attacks. He was on the fated United Airlines flight 175 heading to Los Angeles which was hijacked and then crashed into the South Tower, killing all on board.
Speaking from her home in Shrewsbury, Mrs Berkeley said they were delighted the hunt for bin Laden had come to an end.
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