Osamas son missing since US raid

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One of Osama bin Ladens sons went missing after the US raid in Abbottabad.

11 May,2011 08:47 am

Quoting Pakistani officials as saying, a British newspaper reported that Osama’s widows also said that Hamza had not been seen since the May 2 raid.The Pakistani investigators believed that someone was missing from Osama’s compound, the paper said.The US officials said that one of Osama’s sons, Khalid, was killed in the raid. It is not known if another son, Hamza, was in the compound at the time of the raid, though his mother is reportedly in custody.The US has denied its special forces took anyone from the compound other than Osama’s body.Osama, who was married five times, is survived by at least 18 children. None of the sons, however, are in line to succeed their father for leadership of al Qaeda, a US news channel reported.“Osama’s sons have never played a real operational role of any significance. They did not appear to be groomed for leadership roles in al Qaeda,” former White House counter-terrorism advisor Richard Clarke said.