The White House reported in a statement that Hamza bin Laden, the son of Al Qaeda murdered leader Osama bin Laden is dead in a U.S. counterterrorism operation.
The White House said the operation took place in the region of Afghanistan and Pakistan. “The loss of Hamza bin Ladin not only deprives Al Qaeda of important leadership skills and symbolic connection with his
Hamza was a notable figure in the militant group. According to official information, he was killed by an American anti-terrorist operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.
As leader of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden along with others planned the attacks of September 11, 2001. A US Navy SEAL commando killed him at a house in Abbottabad, Pakistan, back in 2011.
The U.S. State Department designated Hamza as a global terrorist in 2017 after he called for attacks on Western capitals and threatened to take revenge on Washington for his father’s death.
Reuters reported on July 31 that Hamza had died, after citing a US official close to the issue. But Saturday’s statement constitutes the first confirmation of the US Government regarding the operation.
