Osama Bin Laden Dead: Breaking Tweets, Reactions

In response to bin Laden's death, people from around the globe have stormed Twitter and other corners of the web with outbursts of joy and shock. Read reactions to the news.

Published May 1 2011 7:45PM EDT

Brian Ries is tech and social media editor at The Daily Beast. He lives in Brooklyn.

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