Report of Osama bin Laden's death in 2001
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A funeral article in Egyptian paper al-Wafd reported on December 26, 2011:
A prominent official in the Afghan Taliban movement announced on December 25, 2001, the death of Osama bin Laden, the chief of al-Qaida organization, stating that bin Laden suffered serious complications in the lungs and died a natural and quiet death.
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The official, who asked to remain anonymous, stated to The Observer of Pakistan that he had himself attended the funeral of bin Laden and saw his face prior to burial in Tora Bora 10 days ago.
He mentioned that 30 of al-Qaida fighters attended the burial as well as members of his family and some friends from the Taliban. In the farewell ceremony to his final rest guns were fired in the air.
The official stated that it is difficult to pinpoint the burial location of bin Laden because according to the Wahhabi tradition no mark is left by the grave. He stressed that it is unlikely that the American forces would ever uncover any traces of bin Laden.
