Osama bin Laden Died of Typhoid, French Newspaper Says

Osama bin Laden Died of Typhoid, French Newspaper Says

PanARMENIAN.Net
23.09.2006 15:21 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Speculation is rife among international intelligence
services that top Al Qaeda terrorist, Osama bin Laden, may be dead. The
French regional daily L’Est Republicain reported on its website on
Saturday that Saudi Arabia’s intelligence service had determined bin
Laden had died of typhoid in Pakistan last month. The newspaper said
it based its information on a classified document originating in the
French DGSE intelligence service. The document said that bin Laden’s
geographical isolation had rendered medical assistance impossible. It
also stated that the Saudis were waiting for more details before making
an official announcement. According to the newspaper, the DGSE found
the Saudi report sufficiently credible to have it relayed to French
President Jacques Chirac. The French Defence Ministry said on Saturday
the report could not be confirmed and it would launch an inquiry into
the leak.