TIL Desk/World/Washington/ Hamza bin Laden, son of slain Al Qaeda leader and terror mastermind Osama bin Laden, is dead, according to the intelligence obtained by the United States.
The NBC News quoted three unnamed US government officials as saying that the US has obtained intelligence about the death of Hamza bin Laden. The officials did not provide details of where or when he died or whether the US played a role in his death.
Additionally, it is unclear if the US has confirmed his death. On being asked whether the US had intelligence that Hamza was dead, US President Donald Trump said, “I don’t want to comment on that.”
Hamza bin Laden is believed to have made his last public appearance in 2018. He was regarded as the likely successor to the organisation’s chief Ayman al-Zawahiri. Osama bin Laden was killed on May 2 2011 in Abbottabad, Pakistan, during a US Navy SEAL special operation following a 10-year manhunt.
