US puts Osama bin Laden's son on terror blacklist

January 05, 2017 21:26

The United States added Hamza bin Laden, son of the late global jihadist leader Osama bin Laden, to its terrorist blacklist today.

Hamza, who is in his mid-twenties, has become active as an Al-Qaeda propagandist since his father's death at the hands of US special forces in 2011.

"The Department of State has designated Hamza bin Laden as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of US nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States" a state department release stated.

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