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MOSCOW, May 2 (Reuters) - Russia on Monday welcomed the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by U.S. special forces in Pakistan.

"Revenge is inescapable for all terrorists," news agencies quoted the Kremlin press service as saying in a statement.

"Only a joint struggle against global terrorism can bring a result," the statement added. "Russia ready to increase its cooperation." (Reporting by Douglas Busvine, Editing by Vladimir Soldatkin and Jon Boyle)