Wednesday, July 22, 2009

US Strike May Have Killed Bin Laden's Son: Report

Osama Bin Laden and his son Saad bin Laden

From Yahoo News/AFP:

WASHINGTON (AFP) – One of Osama bin Laden's sons may have been killed by a US missile strike in Pakistan earlier this year, National Public Radio reported.

Saad bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda leader's third-oldest son, is "believed" to have been killed by Hellfire missiles fired from a US Predator drone "sometime this year," the US broadcaster said on its website.

The United States has put Pakistan at the heart of the fight against Al-Qaeda. The US military and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) are the only forces that deploy drones to the region.

Read more ....

Update #1: Bin Laden Son Reported Killed In Pakistan -- NPR

Update #2:
Osama bin Laden's son thought killed in Predator strike -- Long War Journal

My Comment: If this report is true .... good riddance.

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