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Saifullah '''Osama bin Laden''' (March 10, 1957 – May 2, 2011) | Saifullah '''Osama bin Laden''' (March 10, 1957 – May 2, 2011) was the head and founder of the Islamic terrorist organization [[Al-Qaeda|Al Qaeda]], who were behind the [[September 11 Attacks|9/11]] attacks on the United States which led to the deaths of over 3,000 people and ignited a global conflict often referred to as the "War on Terror." | ||
Bin Laden studied [[Islam]] at King Abdul-Aziz University under Muhammad Qutb<ref>[http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/RL33038.pdf Origins of Al Qaeda], page 4 of 14, 17 August 2005</ref> (the yournger brother of Sayyid Qutb) and Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Azzam. Abdullah Azzam had a doctorate in Islamic law from Al-Azhar University. There are also reports that indicate he studied civil engineering there. | |||
In 2011, bin Laden was killed in his mansion by a team of Americans in a covert operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan, about 50 km (31 mi) north of Islamabad. | |||
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Saifullah Osama bin Laden (March 10, 1957 – May 2, 2011) was the head and founder of the Islamic terrorist organization Al Qaeda, who were behind the 9/11 attacks on the United States which led to the deaths of over 3,000 people and ignited a global conflict often referred to as the "War on Terror."
Bin Laden studied Islam at King Abdul-Aziz University under Muhammad Qutb[1] (the yournger brother of Sayyid Qutb) and Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Azzam. Abdullah Azzam had a doctorate in Islamic law from Al-Azhar University. There are also reports that indicate he studied civil engineering there.
In 2011, bin Laden was killed in his mansion by a team of Americans in a covert operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan, about 50 km (31 mi) north of Islamabad.
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- ↑ Origins of Al Qaeda, page 4 of 14, 17 August 2005
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