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Today In History: Leader Of Al-Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden Killed By US Forces

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On May 1, 2011 (May 2 in Pakistani Time), Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, is killed by U.S. forces during a raid on his compound hideout in Pakistan. The notorious, 54-year-old leader of Al Qaeda, the terrorist network of Islamic extremists, had been the target … Read more

Osama Bin Laden’s Son Hamza Threatens To Take Revenge On US For Death Of His Dad In Newly Circulated Video

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Photo of Hamza as a child

A son of former Al-Qaeeda leader Osama Bin Laden, Hamza, has vowed revenge on the US for the death of his father.

Osama, the world’s most notorious terrorist for years after orchestrating the 9/11 terror attacks, was killed in 2011 by US Navy Seal Team Six in a raid on his hideout in Pakistan.

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Osama Bin Laden’s Sister And Stepmother Killed In Plane Crash In London

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Close family members of the former Al-Qaaeda leader are feared dead after a private jet they were travelling in crashed whilst trying to land at an airfield in London.

Reports indicate that the dead on the aircraft included Osama bin Laden’s stepmother Rajaa Hashim, his half-sister Sana bin Laden and her husband Zuhair Hashim.

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