The death of Osama bin Laden according to Twitter

“A huge window shaking bang here in Abbottabad Cantt

"A huge window shaking bang here in Abbottabad Cantt. I hope it's not the start of something nasty" @ReallyVirtual, who live-tweeted bin Laden's death without realising it

“So I’m told by a reputable person that they have killed Osama Bin Laden. Hot Damn”

@keithurbahn, former chief of staff for Donald Rumsfeld, was the first to break the news

"RIP Osama Bin Laden – World Hide And Go Seek Champion (2001 - 2011)" @NZAfro

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"I want to see Osama's long-form death certificate" @AllanCavanagh

"The board of Al-Qaeda have all offered their resignation and are said to be leaving without bonuses" @thisispopbaby

"They should have captured Bin Laden alive made him continually go through airport security 4 the rest of his life" @jperrotto

"Last time Osama ever uses his personal details on the Playstation Network" @AntiMatterMMXI

"Obama: 'Osama Bin Laden is dead.' Twitter: 'Yeah. We know' " @mommyboots