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Updated 3:40 p.m.: Malik Khan, president of the Islamic Center of Boston, located in Wayland, said today he hopes that bin Laden's death brings a new, more hopeful feel to the next decade. "We hope and pray things turn around," he said. Ever since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, there has been so much violence, so much blood shed, and Khan said he hopes it is all over, at least for now. He said the surrounding community has been very supportive of the center and so far, it has not received any inflammatory calls or emails. Khan also mentioned the center's alliance with the Weston-Wayland …
Update: 12:10 p.m.: After a security meeting this morning, officials at the airport have not raised the threat level at the facility, but there are additional State Police and TSA personnel on as a precaution. “We met with all the airlines and said to be aware,” said Media Relations Director Orlando Orlandella. “There is no threat to Logan.” Officials met earlier this morning to discuss whether to take additional security measures in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death. Orlandella said the federal government has not issued any order for additional security or said the airport is under any …
Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda and mastermind of the 9/11 attacks nearly 10 years ago, has been killed as a result of a U.S. military operation. President Obama announced the news at 11:35 p.m. in an address to nation after multiple news outlets reported the development. U.S. intelligence officials first developed information on bin Laden's whereabouts in August, according to Obama. Only last week, Obama said, did he decide the were was enough information for U.S. military action, and authorized an operation to kill him. Then, on Sunday, Obama ordered a small team of American …