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U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Friday with members of the elite
military team involved in the raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden
in Pakistan.
The president will travel to the Fort Campbell army base in the state of
Kentucky to personally thank participants in the early Monday raid on bin
Laden's compound. Administration officials said Mr. Obama will privately meet
with participants before making public remarks.
White House spokesman Jay Carney described the raid participants who will
be meeting President Obama as "special operators," but would not say if they
include the Navy SEALs who carried out the raid and did the actual shooting.
Carney said the U.S. is being, in his words, "extremely vigilant" about
possible retaliatory attacks by al-Qaida.
In his public remarks, the president will commend soldiers who have
recently returned from Afghanistan. |
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