Schumer: Osama bin Laden's death a 'thunderous strike for justice'

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said the killing of Osama bin Laden is a "strike of justice" for those were murdered on 9/11.

"This is a thunderous strike for justice for the thousands of my fellow New Yorkers — and citizens from all over the world — who were murdered on 9/11," Schumer said. "It took close to 10 years, but the world's most wanted terrorist has finally met his deserved fate.

"New York's heart is still broken from the tragedy of 9/11, but this at least brings some measure of closure and consolation to the victims and their families," Schumer said. 

But like many lawmakers responding to President Obama's announcement of bin Laden's death on Sunday night, Schumer warned that the war on terror must go on. 

"Because bin Laden's evil dogma has poisoned the minds of so many others, we cannot let up in the war on terror," the senator said. 

Obama announced on Sunday night that the U.S. military, in conjunction with the Central Intelligence Agency, had killed bin Laden in an operation in Pakistan.