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Blinken cannot verify if Bin Laden's son is still alive

11 December

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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Wednesday that he could not confirm with certainty whether Hamza bin Laden, the son of al-Qaeda's deceased leader Osama bin Laden, is still alive.

The son of the infamous al-Qaeda leader was reported to have been killed in a US operation in 2019. However, new reports suggest that Hamza bin Laden may still be alive and potentially leading al-Qaeda, Republican Representative Tim Burchett revealed during Blinken's testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, adding that footage showed al-Qaeda militants fighting alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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