David Cameron on Osama: 'great relief'

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday hailed news of Osama bin Laden's death, saying it would "bring great relief to people across the world".

The Al-Qaeda mastermind was killed Sunday in a firefight with covert US forces in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad, northeast of the capital Islamabad.

His death marks the biggest triumph yet in the 10-year US war against terrorism launched after the September 11 attacks. (AFP)