A son of Osama bin Laden, Hamza, is reportedly seeking to avenge his father’s death and is poised to become the new leader of terrorists group, Al Qaeda.
Personal letters discovered during the raid that killed bin Laden show that Hamza, is set on avenging his father’s death.
A former FBI agent, Ali Soufan, told CBS News in an interview that will air Sunday.
Soufan said of Bin Laden son, “He tells him that … he remembers ‘every look… every smile you gave me, every word you told me.'”
Soufan also said that Hamza wrote that he considers himself “to be forged in steel.”
According to Soufan, Hamza’s path to become the leader of the terrorist organisation was created years ago when he was used as a propaganda tool in bin Laden’s videos.
“He was seen sometimes holding a gun,” the agent said, adding that “he has even started to sound like his father.
“His recent message that came out, he delivered the speech as if it’s his father, using sentences, terminology that was used by Osama bin Laden.”
Hamza who is about 28 years old has been named as a “specially designated global terrorist” by the U.S., as he has recorded four audio messages in the last two years, aimed at the U.S.
Soufan said, “He’s basically saying, ‘American people, we’re coming and you’re going to feel it.”
“And we’re going to take revenge for what you did to my father. Iraq, Afghanistan.’ The whole thing was about vengeance.”
SOURCE:dailypost.ng
17 shot dead in PNG prison breakout
The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary said in a statement 17 were killed, three were caught and 57 were still at large. File photo.
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Seventeen prisoners have been shot dead after a mass breakout at a jail in Papua New Guinea, police said Monday, with 57 still on the run.
Inmates from the Buimo jail in the Pacific nation's second largest city of Lae made a dash for freedom after breaking out of their compound on Friday, with prison warders opening fire.
The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary said in a statement 17 were killed, three were caught and 57 were still at large.
"These are undesirable people and will be a threat to the community," Lae police metropolitan commander Chief Superintendent Anthony Wagambie Jr said of the escapees, warning the public to be vigilant.
"The majority of those who escaped were arrested for serious crimes and were in custody awaiting trial.
"A good number were arrested by police last year for mainly armed robberies, car thefts, break and enter and stealing."
Police shot dead 12 inmates during a jailbreak at the same prison last year. In 2015 more than 50 prisoners escaped from the same facility.
Jails in PNG are often overcrowded and conditions are poor.
Wagambie said locals in Lae should brace for a spate of crime.
"We experienced an upsurge of criminal activities when Buimo jail reported a mass breakout last year," he said, urging family members and associates of the escapees not to harbour them.
"I am warning them that they will be caught. They must do what is good for them and surrender."
Crime and lawlessness is rampant in PNG, a sprawling nation where many still live traditional and subsistence lives in remote areas.
SOURCE: timeslive.co.za
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