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10-12-2001, 12:01
Bin Laden offers reward for US soldiers, rifles
Reports say Osama bin Laden is offering $50,000 to anyone who catches a US soldier alive.
An al-Qaeda spokesman also says bin Laden is offering $3,000 for US uniforms and $1,500 for assault rifles.
The spokesman told Pakistani newspaper the News that bin Laden will give "good news" to Muslims in the near future.
In a statement, bin Laden renewed his threats against those engaged in what he described as a war against Islam.
"Neither their air travel will be safe, nor will they find peace on earth, unless these infidels leave the holy land of Muslims", the statement said.
AP
© The Irish Times/ireland.com
Reports say Osama bin Laden is offering $50,000 to anyone who catches a US soldier alive.
An al-Qaeda spokesman also says bin Laden is offering $3,000 for US uniforms and $1,500 for assault rifles.
The spokesman told Pakistani newspaper the News that bin Laden will give "good news" to Muslims in the near future.
In a statement, bin Laden renewed his threats against those engaged in what he described as a war against Islam.
"Neither their air travel will be safe, nor will they find peace on earth, unless these infidels leave the holy land of Muslims", the statement said.
AP
© The Irish Times/ireland.com