Bin Laden calls for unity

OSAMA BIN LADEN has issued a statement urging Muslims to bury their differences and unite to fight the “external enemy”.

The claim was made in London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat.

The paper said bin Laden issued the statement in a letter via the Centre for Islamic Research and Studies in Pakistan. It said the letter was obtained by its journalist Mohamed el-Shaf’aie.