Bin Laden’s son Hamza urges Saudis to overthrow rulers, join Al­Qaeda

DUBAI: The son of Al-Qaeda’s slain founder Osama bin Laden has urged Saudis to “overthrow” the kingdom’s rulers in order to “free” themselves from US influence,

DUBAI: The son of Al-Qaeda’s slain founder Osama bin Laden has urged Saudis to “overthrow” the kingdom’s rulers in order to “free” themselves from US influence, SITE Intelligence Group reported on Wednesday. In an undated audio message, Hamza bin Laden urged Saudi youth to join the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to “gain the necessary experience” to fight. Classified by the US as the network’s deadliest franchise, AQAP was formed in January 2009 as a merger of the Yemeni and Saudi branches of Al-Qaeda. Hamza was reportedly the favourite son of bin Laden, who had been grooming him to take over as Al-Qaeda’s leader.

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