Al-Qaida swears revenge as it confirms bin Laden death

AL-QAIDA has confirmed the death of its leader Osama bin Laden and swore revenge for his killing by elite US commandos.

In a statement posted on jihadist internet forums, the Islamist group said it would release an audio tape made by its Saudi-born founder a week before his death.

The declaration came ahead of US President Barack Obama meeting members of the Navy SEALs team that killed bin Laden in Abbottabad in Pakistan and as protests against the death were held in parts of the Muslim world.