Friday, March 01, 2019

Hamza bin Laden Loses Saudi Citizenship after US Offers $1m Reward


THE GUARDIAN: Kingdom acts against Osama bin Laden’s son, who US says has become an al-Qaida leader

Saudi Arabia has revoked the citizenship of Hamza bin Laden, after the US offered a $1m (£755,000) reward for the [the] son of the late al-Qaida leader.

The kingdom announced the news on Friday in an order in its official gazette.

Hamza bin Laden’s father, Osama, masterminded the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and was killed in a US military raid in Pakistan 10 years later.

The US State Department said the $1m reward would be paid for help locating Hamza bin Laden in any country as part its “rewards for justice” programme. » | Associated Press | Friday, March 1, 2019