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He also at one point found support from among one of Lebanon's top Islamic clerics - Fathi Yakan, who is described by Islamic website ''IslamOnline'' as a prominent scholar with a Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies. In a televised interview broadcast on Al Jazeera (March 16, 2007) he refers to Bin Laden as a man after his own heart, and said he considers the 9/11 terrorist attacks to be "fine" and he was not sad or depressed that it happened.<ref>[http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/24910_Leading_Islamic_Scholar-_Osama_Bin_Laden_is_A_Man_After_My_Own_Heart Leading Islamic Scholar: Osama Bin Laden is "A Man After My Own Heart"] – little Green Football</ref> | He also at one point found support from among one of Lebanon's top Islamic clerics - Fathi Yakan, who is described by Islamic website ''IslamOnline'' as a prominent scholar with a Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies. In a televised interview broadcast on Al Jazeera (March 16, 2007) he refers to Bin Laden as a man after his own heart, and said he considers the 9/11 terrorist attacks to be "fine" and he was not sad or depressed that it happened.<ref>[http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/24910_Leading_Islamic_Scholar-_Osama_Bin_Laden_is_A_Man_After_My_Own_Heart Leading Islamic Scholar: Osama Bin Laden is "A Man After My Own Heart"] – little Green Football</ref> | ||
In 2007, the [[All Pakistan Ulema Council|Ulema Council]] of | In 2007, the [[All Pakistan Ulema Council|Ulema Council]] of Pakistan (the biggest of its kind in the country with 2,000 scholars)<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-06-21/pakistan/27993852_1_scholars-salman-rushdie-honour Pakistan scholars honour Bin Laden in Rushdie row] - Times of India, June 21, 2007</ref> awarded him the title 'Saifullah' (Sword of Allah), their highest honor.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6225428.stm 'Suicide' minister may go to UK] - BBC News, June 21, 2007</ref> | ||
Bin Laden was killed in his million-dollar, three-story mansion by a team of Americans in a covert operation in Abbottabad, | Bin Laden was killed in his million-dollar, three-story mansion by a team of Americans in a covert operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan, about 50 km (31 mi) north of Islamabad. Following his death, a 2011 Gallup survey found that the majority of Pakistanis were grieved by his passing.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-osama-killed-most-pakistanis-grieve-for-osama-says-survey/20110517.htm|2=2011-05-18}} Most Pakistanis grieve for Osama: Survey] - Rediff News, May 17, 2011</ref> | ||
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