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FBI Manhunt for Bin Laden Deputy Puts Heat on Al Qaeda’s Next Generation of Terrorists

Hamza Al Ghamdi was regarded as a trusted associate of Osama bin Laden and worked with senior al Qaeda leadership, authorities said

A day after the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the FBI put out a call to the public for information on the whereabouts of a once-close associate of Usama bin Laden for his alleged involvement with al Qaeda.

Hamza Al Ghamdi, who served as a trusted member of bin Laden’s security detail in the period leading up to the 2001 attacks, held significant roles within the terror network and served in various conflict zones over the years, Tony Molloy, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in the bureau’s New York office, told Fox News Digital.

“The FBI has information dating back to his affiliation in fighting violent and waging violent Islamic extremist jihad in foreign conflict zones dating back to the late ’90s,” Molloy said.

Read the rest of the story at FOX News.

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