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May 11, 2011

Bin Laden's Family Challenges Legality of Killing 
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Osama bin Laden's family is challenging the legality of the U.S.
operation that took his life earlier this month in Pakistan. A statement
attributed to bin Laden's fourth son, Omar bin Ladin, says: "We
question] why an unarmed man was not arrested and tried in a court of
law." Noting Omar bin Ladin publicly renounced his father's attacks on
civilians, the statement continues: "As [Omar] condemned our father, we
now condemn the president of the United States for ordering the
execution of unarmed men and women." The statement calls on the United
States to answer questions around the raid and provide "conclusive"
evidence of Osama bin Laden's death or face a legal challenge at the
International Criminal Court.



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