Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda heir apparent, believed to be killed in military operation
2019-08-01 09:44:02 source：CBS News
July 31, 2019
Pentagon — Osama bin Laden's son, Hamza, has been killed, eight years after U.S. forces killed his father. Hamza bin Laden was in line to head al Qaeda, the terror group founded by his father.
One official tells CBS News bin Laden is believed to have been killed in a military operation, although he was not the target of the operation and was not even known to be at that location.
Sometime later, officials say, U.S. intelligence monitored conversations among al Qaeda members about whether they should try to keep bin Laden's death a secret or acknowledge it and celebrate him as a martyr. It is unclear when or where the operation took place, although bin Laden was reported to be in either Pakistan or Afghanistan.
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