Thousands descend on Ground Zero, celebrate death of Osama

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – In New York City, thousands of people descended on Ground Zero, Monday, celebrating the death of Osama bin Laden.

Waving American flags, chanting “USA” and singing patriotic songs, people in the crowd described the scene as “jubilant” and “celebratory.”

The celebrations marked a stark contrast from the solemn mood that permeated the site since Sept. 11, 2001 – where nearly 3,000 people died from terror attacks.

“This is a moment of justice. This is when the families who who grew up without fathers, they finally get the moment of justice,” one New York firefighter said as news spread during a Philadelphia Phillies game, last night.

The New York Times has published a 7-page obit, saying Bin Laden was the most wanted face of terrorism. The paper also released an instantly iconic photo, showing a group of firefighters looking up at a news ticker in Times Square, which reads “Osama bin Laden is dead.”

“Tonight is a great night,” Rocco Chierichella told ABC News. Chierichella is a retired firefighter, famous for handing then-President George W. Bush a bullhorn when he visited the twin towers remains 10 years ago.

Right now, Osama is the most trending topic on Twitter worldwide. When President Obama began his speech, Twitter reported there were more than 4,000 tweets a second. 

Sohaib Athar (@ReallyVirtual) is now famous on the social networking site after Osama’s take down. The 33-year-old has accumulated thousands of  followers after he unknowingly live-tweeted the the take down, detailing the mysterious blast and helicopters hovering over Abbottabad.

This morning Athar tweeted, “Uh oh, now I’m the guy who liveblogged the Osama raid without knowing it.”

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