Osama’s son, Hamza Bin Laden killed: Donald Trump

Guwahati, September 14, 2019:

President of the United States of Amerca, Donald Trump has confirmed that Osama Bin Laden's son, Hamza Bin Laden has been killed in a US counter-terrorism operation.

Trump through a White House statement said that Hamza bin Ladin, a high-ranking al-Qa'ida member and son of Osama bin Ladin, has been killed in a United States counter-terrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.

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The White House further said that Hamza's death deprives al-Qai'da of leaderships skills. This undermines important operation activities of the organisation.

It was earlier reported in August that Hamza bin Laden had been killed sometime over the past two years, and it had taken time to confirm the death.

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The report added that the US had a hand in the death of the al-Qaida heir.

It was suspected that Hamza Bin Laden had been planning to plan attacks on western targets with the aim of restoring al-Qaida’s status at the vanguard of extreme jihadist groups, after many years of decline and eclipse by Islamic State.

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