NEW YORK — Federal authorities used DNA from “multiple family members” and facial recognition technology to identify the body of Osama bin Laden, according to court papers filed Friday that formally dropped terrorism charges against the slain al-Qaida leader.
(Photo: Reuters / Eric Thayer)People react to the death of Osama bin Laden in Times Square in new York early may 2, 2011. Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Pakistan on Sunday, President Barack Obama announced, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the September 11 attacks.