Saturday, January 17, 2009

Bin Laden Son Saad Left Iran, Now In Pakistan: U.S.

From Yahoo News/Reuters:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Osama bin Laden's son Sa'ad, a prominent figure in the murky relationship between Iran and al Qaeda, has left that country and is believed to be in Pakistan, U.S. intelligence said.

"The person you are talking about (Sa'ad bin Laden) has left Iran. He's not there. He's probably in Pakistan," Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell told reporters on Friday.

Sa'ad bin Laden, who is believed to have played a role in several al Qaeda attacks, was reported to have been living in Iran since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 that ousted the Taliban government shielding al Qaeda.

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