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Newport asylum seeker jailed for glorifying terrorism on social media • Apr. 8, 2025, 3:31 AM ET (BBC)
Moskowitz quips that Bin Laden supports Lee’s bill to abolish the TSA • Mar. 31, 2025, 2:30 AM ET (The Hill)
Taliban says it will swap two US prisoners for ‘Bin Laden’s special aide’ • Mar. 24, 2025, 8:43 AM ET (The Telegraph)

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Also Known As Osama bin Mohammad bin Laden • Usama bin Laden • Usāmah bin Lādin
Born 1957 • Riyadh • Saudi Arabia
Died May 2, 2011 (aged 54) • Abbottabad • Pakistan
Founder al-Qaeda
Role In September 11 attacks • USS “Cole” attack

Did You Know?

  • Osama bin Laden was on the FBI's Most Wanted list for over a decade.
  • There are conspiracy theories surrounding bin Laden's death that can be partially attributed to the White House's decision to not release postmortem photographs of bin Laden.
  • Several former Navy SEALs have disagreed publicly about the details surrounding bin Laden's death, sometimes seeming to change the story so as to make their roles more prominent.

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