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Bin Laden son killed in US drone attack

by Ahmar Mustikhan | July 22, 2009 at 10:24 pm

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Pakistan is likely to come under increased pressure of the Obama administration after Saad bin Laden, a son of the world's most wanted terrorist was killed in a CIA operation.

According to informed sources in Pakistan, agents on the ground throw a radioactive stone at a home where the suspect may be hiding which enables US drone to hit that the target.

The operation could bring kudos for CIA chief Leon Panetta.

One of the 18 sons of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden's son has been killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan.

Islamabad has continuously lied to the world that bin Laden is not in Pakistan.

Osama bin Laden and the top Al-Qaeda leadership are not in Pakistan, making US missile attacks against them futile, according to the country’s interior minister. “If Osama was in Pakistan we would know, with all the thousands of troops we have sent into the tribal areas in recent months,” Rehman Malik said.

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Babel-Fish

at 22:38 on July 22nd, 2009

Its only a might of been and he was not a major player, no confirmation of his death as yet.

Mudassar Nassar (not verified)

at 01:07 on July 23rd, 2009

What is the big deal..! Just one among the many dozens.

politisite

at 12:19 on July 23rd, 2009

Thanks for this story

Scott Wu

at 14:00 on July 23rd, 2009

Update for the story:

Although the death of Sa'ad bin Laden is not confirmed, a US counter-intelligence official said it's 80-85% certain. Osama bin Laden's son was not a major figure and would not have been targeted specifically. His death might be an accident in of an operation.

A U.S. counter-intelligence official said it was "80 to 85 percent" certain that Sa'ad bin Laden, who was in his twenties, had been killed.

The official said the son of the al Qaeda leader was not a major figure and would not have been important enough to target but "was in the wrong place at the wrong time".