Posted on 07/23/2009 10:32:08 AM PDT by traumer
Osama bin Laden's son may have been killed by a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan earlier this year, it has emerged.
Sa'ad bin Laden was a prominent figure in the relationship between Iran and the al Qaeda terror network.
He was held under house arrest in the country for a number of years and fled to Pakistan after being released, US intelligence officials said.
A missile fired from an American drone aircraft is believed to have killed him sometime this year, a counter-terrorism official told US National Public Radio.
America's intelligence agencies were '80 to 85 per cent' certain Sa'ad bin Laden was dead, the official confirmed.
The younger bin Laden was not important enough to be targeted himself but was 'in the wrong place at the wrong time', the official added.
It was not clear whether Sa'ad bin Laden was near his father when he died, NPR added. The son of Osama bin Laden (pictured) was 'probably killed in an airstrike'
The son of Osama bin Laden (pictured) was 'probably killed in an airstrike'
The official described him as being active in al Qaeda, but not a major player. He is thought to be aged around 28.
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Even if it's OBL’s son, their ideology is the same.
Has this been reported by the US media ?
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