Osama is 'alive and well', says expert

Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden is alive and recruiting fresh support in Britain and Europe, according to an expert on al Qaida.

Sun, 05 May, 2002 - 13:14

Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden is alive and recruiting fresh support in Britain and Europe, according to an expert on al-Qaida.

Bin Laden was the author of a defiant message posted last week on an al-Qaida website, claims Dr Rohan Gunaratna, a world authority on Islamic terrorism.

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