Saturday, May 7, 2011

Al-Qaida confirms death of bin Laden

The death of Osama bin Laden give a "new momentum" to fight against the "invaders" in Afghanistan, said the Afghan Taliban insurgents in an email to their spokesman Tariq Ghazniwal, published Friday, May 6 This is the first reaction of the Afghan Taliban admitted that Bin Laden is dead. Previously they were considered "premature" to react to the announcement of the death of the leader of al-Qaida organization who has not confirmed what she did Friday.

In their message, they recommend that Western countries "not to indulge in optimism" triggered by the disappearance of bin Laden. "The martyrdom of a martyr paves the way for hundreds of others who move toward martyrdom and sacrifice," concludes the text. Al-Qaida has indeed confirmed the death of its leader, killed on Sunday by U.S.

commandos in Pakistan, in a statement quoted Friday by the U.S. central monitoring Islamist websites SITE. "Sheikh Abu Abdullah (...) fighter, Osama bin Muhammad bin Laden was killed by bullets (...) of treason and apostasy," the extremist network in a statement, signed by the General Command Al-Qaida and dated Tuesday, two days after the death of the founder of the organization.

The White House insisted Friday to be "extremely vigilant" after the threats. "We are fully aware that such acts can be committed and we are extremely vigilant about this possibility," said Jay Carney, spokesman for Barack Obama. In its statement, Al Qaeda also urged Pakistanis to rise up against their government to "cleanse" the shame "that brings credit to their country because of the death of bin Laden on Pakistani soil.

The man regarded as "public enemy number one in the United States" was shot in the head during an operation by U.S. Special Forces Navy Seals in the night from Sunday to Monday. The instigator of the attacks of September 11, 2001 hiding in a residence in the garrison city of Abbottabad, north-eastern Pakistan.

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