Politics & Government

Police Communications: Philly Cops to Check Mosques, Synagogues After Bin Laden Death

President Obama announced at a news conference Sunday that Osama bin Laden has been killed.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey has asked all units citywide to immediately begin checking mosques and synagogues hourly, according to police communications, in response to news that Osama bin Laden is dead.

President Obama said from the White House Sunday night that .

Public reactions to the killing are already being seen across Philadelphia. Chants of "U-S-A! U-S-A!" were heard at Citizens Bank Park during the Phillies-Mets baseball game Sunday night in Philadelphia.

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