Saudi Arabia
announced on Friday it had revoked the citizenship of Hamza bin Laden, the son
of the late al-Qaida leader who has become an increasingly prominent figure in
the terror network.
Saudi Arabia revoked his citizenship via a royal decree in
November, a notice published Friday by the kingdom's official gazette said. There was no explanation why the order was
only becoming public now.
However, the
announcement comes after the US government offered a USD 1 million reward for
information leading to his capture as part of its "Rewards for
Justice" programme. Bin Laden's son has emerged as a leader of the
al-Qaida terrorist group.
His father
was killed in a US military raid in Pakistan in May 2011. Hamza bin Laden was
named a "specially designated global terrorist" in January 2017. He
has released audio and video messages calling for attacks against the US and
its allies.
Al-Qaida was
responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. and a host of other
assaults against Western interests.
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