American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden – true story behind the Netflix series

Read on to learn more about the documentary and how Osama bin Laden was captured, as told throughout the series.

What is American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden about?

American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden is a three-part "edge-of-your-seat documentary series [that] traces the epic hunt for Osama bin Laden", according to its description on Netflix.

The synopsis continues: "Featuring interviews with key people within the US government who helped in the global chase, this series focuses on the decade-long mission to capture one of the world's most notorious terrorists."

How was Osama bin Laden captured?

Following the devastating 9/11 terrorist attack, a worldwide manhunt was launched to find out who was responsible for the deaths of almost 3,000 people. It was soon established that Osama bin Laden was behind the attack.

10 years later, a US special operations military unit located him at a compound in Pakistan, where they conducted a raid and killed bin Laden.

Barack Obama was the US president at the time, who said: "I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, and a terrorist who is responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children."

You can read his full statement here.

American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden is available to watch on Netflix now. Sign up for Netflix from £5.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream.

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