By The Economist online
THE death of Osama bin Laden has provoked mixed reactions around the world. In America, joy and jubilation has slowly given way to more sombre reflection. In Pakistan, where Mr bin Laden met his end, disbelief has turned to anger and some are promsing revenge. Others have hailed the al-Qaeda leader as a martyr, but there are also those who've applauded America's bold action. Gathered below are photos of reactions to Mr bin Laden's death from around the world.
1 Barack Obama pauses with first responders after laying a wreath at the 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero in New York City on May 5th. (Stan Honda/AFP)
2 People gather in Times Square shortly after the announcement of Osama bin Laden's death. (Timothy Clary/AFP)
3 Late-night revellers celebrate the announcement of Osama bin Laden's death at the White House. (Chris Kleponis/AFP)
4 American marines watch Barack Obama's announcement from Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (Bay Ismoyo/AFP)
5 Behind a Pakistani flag activists of Jamaat-e-Islami chant slogans during an anti-America protest on May 6th in Peshawar. The group condemned the American operation that killed Osama bin Laden on May 1st. (A Majeed/AFP)
6 Activists of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chant slogans during Muslim funeral prayers for Osama bin Laden on a street in Karachi on May 3rd. Hundreds of people offered special prayers for Osama bin Laden in the city, where organisers declared the al-Qaeda chief a martyr, police said. (Asif Hassan/AFP)
7 Pakistani Islamists burn an American flag during a protest on the outskirts of Quetta on May 6th. (Banaras Khan/AFP )
8 A young activist of Jamaat-e-Islami holds a placard during an anti-America protest in Abottabad. American drones fired a salvo of missiles into a compound in Pakistan's tribal district of North Waziristan on May 6th, killing eight suspected militants, officials said. (Asif Hassan/AFP)
9 A Pakistani family poses for photographs in front of the final hiding place of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad. (Asif Hassan/AFP)
10 A Pakistani man reads a newspaper with the front page displaying news of the death of Osama bin Laden at a stall in Lahore on May 3rd. (Arif Ali/AFP)
11 Kashmiri Muslims shout anti-America and pro-freedom slogans after offering funeral prayers in absentia for Osama bin Laden in Srinagar on May 6th. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP)
12 Activists from the Anti-Terrorist Front hold placards and shout slogans in support of America during a demonstration in New Delhi on May 3rd. (Raveendran/AFP)
13 A tricycle driver rides over a banner featuring an American and Israeli flag and reading "World Terrorist" during a rally to show support for al-Qaeda's leader in Solo, Central Java on May 6th. (Anwar Mustafa/AFP)
14 Muslim activists attend a rally for youths in Solo, Central Java on May 6th. About 100 people took part in a religious oath to declare themselves ready to die as martyrs in retaliation for the death of Osama bin Laden. (Anwar Mustafa/AFP)
15 Philippine Muslims try to pass through a police blockade as they march towards the American embassy for a rally to honour Osama bin Laden after Friday prayers in Manila on May 6th. A radical Philippine Muslim cleric hailed Mr bin Laden as a "martyr" as he led the rally. (Ted Aljibe/AFP)
16 Palestinians hold pictures depicting Osama bin Laden as they march to celebrate the signing of a reconciliation deal between Hamas and Fatah on May 4th in Gaza City. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
17 A man selling newspapers in Dakar displays the front page of a paper on his lap which features a fake photo of Osama bin Laden's bloodied face on May 3rd. (Seyllou/AFP)
18 Hasmet Hichster Londono of Colombia, a non-muslim admirer of Osama bin Laden who has been impersonating him for seven years, walks around the neigbourhood of Santa Fe in Bogota on May 4th. (Guillermo Legaria/AFP)
19 Protestors demonstrate outside the American embassy in London. (Leon Neal/AFP)
20 Members of the English Defence League protest against the "pro bin-Laden" demonstration pictured above. (Leon Neal/AFP)
21 A man shows a newspaper declaring the death of Osama bin Laden at a newsstand in San Salvador, El Salvador on May 2nd. (Jose Cabezas/AFP)
22 A reader points to a death notice for Osama bin Laden placed in Australia's
Daily Telegraph
newspaper on May 3rd. (Torsten Blackwood/AFP)
