95% Indians support Osama's killing: Survey

An overwhelming 95% Indian respondents said they supported the US killing of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, a survey said Wednesday.

The figure was identical for the US.

About 17,119 people aged 18-64 years from 22 countries, including India, the US, Poland, Spain, Mexico and Indonesia, were surveyed online between May 9 and 20 by global research company Ipsos.

However, only 41% Indians and 19% Americans feel safer after Laden's death, as they were expecting a backlash, the survey added.

Those feeling the least safe were citizens of France and Argentina, both standing at four percent.

Overall, 11% of global citizens feel safer following Osama's death, compared to 26% who say they feel less safe than before. About 63% say they feel about as safe as before.

Additionally, 38% Indians feel that there will be less terror attacks on the country now, whereas 35% are expecting them to increase. 

Globally, only 15% think that Laden's killing will lead to less terrorist attacks, compared to 41% who expect grave repercussions and 44% who think that there would be no change in the global security scenario.

Laden was killed in his hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan, May 2 by US commandos, ending a 10-year manhunt launched after the 9/11 terror attacks in the US.