US believes Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead: report

Intelligence officials in the United States have received information that al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden‘s son Hamza has died, according to a US broadcaster.

NBC reported on Wednesday that three US officials had confirmed they had information of Hamza bin Laden’s death, but gave no details of the date or place, and did not indicate if they had confirmed the information.

The New York Times newspaper also reported that the US had a role in the operation that led to Hamza’s death, which it said took place in the past two years.

Al Jazeera could not independently confirm the report at the time this story was published.

Questioned by reporters in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump did not confirm or deny the report.

“I don’t want to comment on it,” he said.

Separately, the White House declined to comment on whether any announcement was imminent.

In February the US government put a $1m bounty on Hamza’s head, saying the man sometimes dubbed the “crown prince of jihad” was “emerging as a leader in the al-Qaeda franchise.”

He had put out audio and video messages calling for attacks on the US and other countries, especially to avenge his father’s killing by US forces in Pakistan in May 2011………read more

 

Source: Aljezeera

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