Osama bin Laden’s son killed in US operation

cde.news desk 14 September 2019, 17:15 · 1 min read

epa07405903 A screen grab from an undated handout video made available in 2018 by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) shows Hamza bin Laden, the son of late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden who was killed 2011 Abbottabad, Pakistan by the special forces of USA. Hamza bin Laden, who according to USA is regarded as emerging new leader of Al-Qaeda, is alleged to be somewhere at the Pakistani-Afghanistan border. EPA-EFE/CIA HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY

The son of Osama bin Laden has been killed in a US counter-terrorism operation, President Donald Trump has confirmed.

A statement from the White House said: “Hamza bin Ladin, the high-ranking al-Qa’ida member and son of Usama bin Ladin, was killed in a United States counter-terrorism operation in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region.

It adds “The loss of Hamza bin Ladin not only deprives al-Qa’ida of important leadership skills and the symbolic connection to his father, but undermines important operational activities of the group.”

Via Sky News

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