The U. S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information on Osama bin Laden’s son.
The U. S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information on Osama bin Laden’s son, who is believed to be taking over as leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization.
The Department of State’s Counter-Terrorism Rewards Program issued a printable virtual wanted poster in multiple languages for the emerging terrorist leader, urging the public to help bring the man to justice.
Hamza bin Laden, whose father masterminded the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, was added to the U. S. Specially Designated Global Terrorist list in 2017. His assets in the United States were frozen as a result, and Americans were prohibited from doing business with him, according to the State Department.
The government says the younger bin Laden has posted videos calling for attacks on the United States and other western countries, with an interest in getting revenge for the death of his father at the hands of the U. S. military.
Hamza bin Laden is believed to be in his early 30s and married to the daughter of head Sept. 11 plane hijacker Mohammed Atta. Letters seized by the State Department from Osama bin Laden’s compound indicate he was grooming Hamza for leadership, according to the State Department.
On Feb. 28 the United Nations added Hamza to its sanctions list, meaning more countries are supposed to freeze his assets and issue travel bans.
