Osama bin Laden mission: Barack Obama meets and watches in the White House - in pictures

Barack Obama makes a point during one of a series of meetings in the situation room of the White House discussing the mission against Osama bin Laden Photograph: The White House/Getty Images

President Barack Obama listens during one of a series of meetings discussing the mission against Osama bin Laden, in the situation room of the White House
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Image digitally altered by the White House to diffuse the paper in front of secretary of state Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama, and Vice President Joe Biden, along with with members of the national security team Photograph: Pete Souza/AP

President Barack Obama talks with members of the national security team at the conclusion of one of a series of meetings discussing the mission against Osama bin Laden Photograph: The White House/Getty Images

President Barack Obama edits his remarks in the Oval Office prior to making a televised statement detailing the mission against Osama bin Laden Photograph: The White House/Getty Images

Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office before making a statement to the media about the mission against Osama bin Laden
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Barack Obama delivers a statement in the east room of the White House on the mission against Osama bin Laden Photograph: The White House/Getty Images

Barack Obama delivers a statement in the east room of the White House on the mission against Osama bin Laden Photograph: The White House/Getty Images

Barack Obama shakes hands with Mike Mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, in the green room of the White House, following his statement detailing the mission against Osama bin Laden Photograph: The White House/Getty Images