Friday, 6 May 2011

MEMRI - The Middle East Media Research Institute
Special Dispatch |3818|May 6, 2011
Jihad & Terrorism Threat Monitor

Al-Qaeda General Command Confirms Osama Bin Laden's Death


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On May 6, 2011, Al-Qaeda general command published an official statement on jihadi forums confirming the death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

The statement called the day of bin Laden's death "an historic day in the days of the great MuslimUmmah," and went on to describe bin Laden's relentless work in confronting his enemies and in spreading the spirit of jihad and perseverance among the rest of the Ummah.

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