Osama bin Laden: special report

New videos of Osama bin Laden have been released by US officials. They show the al-Qaeda leader watching himself on television and preparing a video message to the US.

The Archbishop of Canterbury says the killing of Osama bin Laden has left him with a “very uncomfortable feeling”. Bin Laden was unarmed when he was shot dead by US forces in a compound in Pakistan.

US President Barack Obama visits Ground Zero in New York, which has become the hub of American celebration over the death of Osama bin Laden. Sarah Smith reports from New York.

A series of WikiLeaks files shed new light on the relationship of distrust between the United States and Pakistan over the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden.

Photos of Osama bin Laden’s dead body will not be published, says President Obama, as senior Taliban commanders tell Channel 4 News the al-Qaeda leader died of kidney disease months ago.

As much of America celebrates the death of Osama bin Laden, questions surface over the use of torture in locating his whereabouts, writes Washington correspondent Sarah Smith.

A previously unseen “stealth helicopter” was used in the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden, aviation experts tell Channel 4 News.

Channel 4 News has sent International Editor Lindsey Hilsum and producer Nevine Mabro to the Abbottabad compound where Osama bin Laden was killed. Their tweets make fascinating reading.

Security officials have told Channel 4 News that Osama bin Laden was captured alive and shot dead by US special forces. The claims were apparently made by bin Laden’s daughter.

Counter terrorism police are raiding four properties in east London after arresting five men who were taking pictures of Sellafield nuclear site. Channel 4 News understands the men are Bangladeshis.

There will be reprisals to avenge the death of al-Qaeda’s Osama bin Laden, one expert tells Channel 4 News. But will his successor be able to reinvigorate a demoralised terrorist network?

The biggest manhunt in history is over but what now for the terror network he led? Latest comment on the future of al-Qaeda plus tweets from the Channel 4 News team in Abbottabad.

Bin Laden’s death is a moment of special symbolism for the men of the 6th Communication Battalion Marines, writes Online Editor Ed Fraser. They lost three of their number to the 9/11 attack.

The chain of events leading to the killing of Osama bin Laden is starting to become clear, but the first person to interview him tells Channel 4 News that Abbottabad should have been noticed long ago.

The Americans chose the code name of a Native American warrior chief in the operation to kill Osama bin Laden. But, as Samira Ahmed writes, Geronimo did more than evade capture – he became a hero.