Person: Mohammed Atef

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Al-Jazeera plays footage of 9/11 bombers meeting bin Laden

An Arab television station has broadcast previously unseen footage of a smiling Osama bin Laden meeting the top planners of the September 11 attacks in an Afghan mountain camp and calling on followers to pray for the hijackers as they carried out the suicide mission.

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Bin Laden meeting with 9/11 hijackers screened

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Al-Zawahri sends out warning to Israel

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Istanbul terror attack trial postponed

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Al-Qaida suspects to stand trial for Istanbul bombings

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US identifies new al-Qaida terror boss

Shrine bombing: Four arrested

Iraqi police have arrested four men – including two Saudis – in connection with the bombing of Iraq’s most holy Shi-ite Muslim shrine.

Sat, 30 Aug, 2003

September 11 suspect captured in shoot-out

A suspected organiser of the September 11 attacks has been captured in a shoot-out in Pakistan, according to US officials.

Sat, 14 Sep, 2002

Bin Laden warned of American deaths

IT is reported Osama bin Laden warned of a mission that would “result in killing Americans and getting rid of them” four years ago.

Wed, 21 Aug, 2002

CNN show Bin Laden declaring war on the west

Just weeks before terrorists bombed the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, Osama bin Laden declared war on the West.

Tue, 20 Aug, 2002

Captured al-Qaida chief 'planned fresh wave of terror'

Osama bin Laden's captured aide is thought to have been plotting a new wave of terror attacks on the US before he was seized.

Wed, 03 Apr, 2002

Capture of Bin Laden deputy could destroy Al-Qaida

The capture of Abu Zubaydah, al-Qaida’s most senior commander, is one of the most significant developments in the war on terrorism, experts said.

Tue, 02 Apr, 2002

US claims elusive Palestinian is al-Qaida military chief

An unnamed US official has claimed that a Palestinian militant who has evaded intelligence agencies for years has become the new chief of operations in the al-Qaida network.

Thu, 14 Feb, 2002

Al-Qaida 'would collapse with bin Laden's death'

The Pentagon says al-Qaida would fragment if Osama bin Laden were killed.

Fri, 08 Feb, 2002

US fears new attacks after uncovering 'martyrdom messages'

The US Government has released edited videotapes of five suspected al-Qaida members it believes are planning suicide attacks in the future.

Thu, 17 Jan, 2002

Experts pore over new bin Laden tape

US intelligence was today examining a newly-aired videotape of Osama bin Laden that contains clues suggesting it could have been made around the time he vanished.

Thu, 27 Dec, 2001

Egyptian Minister says bin Laden's video is proof of guilt

Egypt says the videotape in which Osama bin Laden is shown rejoicing over the September 11 attacks is a complete confession.

Wed, 26 Dec, 2001

Border mountains could be bin Laden's last retreat

Evidence is growing that Osama bin Laden is hiding in the White Mountains south of Jalalabad.

Wed, 05 Dec, 2001

‘Many senior Al-Qaida leaders believed dead’ US

More than a half-dozen senior leaders of Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida network and several hundred of his most loyal fighters have been killed in the war in Afghanistan so far, US officials say.

Thu, 29 Nov, 2001

Taliban vows to fight on in Kandahar

The Taliban has vowed to stay in its spiritual home in Kandahar despite reports that there were plans for a withdrawal.

Sat, 17 Nov, 2001

Rumsfeld thinks bin Laden is still in Afghanistan

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld thinks Osama bin Laden is still in Afghanistan.

Fri, 16 Nov, 2001

Bin Laden's heir apparent believed killed in US air strike

Mohammed Atef, Osama bin Laden’s right hand man and likely successor, is believed to have been killed by a US air strike, an American official said today.

Fri, 16 Nov, 2001

Egypt's militants now under spotlight

Fearless, deeply pious and embittered by years of incarceration and torture, Sayed Qutb was hanged in 1966 for plotting to overthrow the state.

Mon, 12 Nov, 2001

'Bin Laden henchman killed in US bombing raid'

An Islamic group says a close associate of Osama bin Laden has been killed by a United States air strike in Afghanistan.

Thu, 18 Oct, 2001