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This still image obtained September 10, 2012, from IntelCenter shows Ayman al-Zawahiri speaking from an undisclosed location.

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Bin Laden was the face of al-Qaida, but Ayman al-Zawahiri was its hate-filled heart

8:20pm August 01, 2022

by NPR Staff

Al-Zawahiri was deeply involved in the planning of 9/11, and led the organization after bin Laden was killed in 2011. He died in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan on Sunday.

In this image from video released by the CIA on Nov. 1, 2017, Hamza bin Laden is shown at his wedding.

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Osama Bin Laden's Son Killed In U.S. Counterterrorism Operation, Trump Says

2:46pm September 14, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Hamza bin Laden was killed in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region, according to a statment by the president on Saturday. He said his death "undermines important operational activities" of al-Qaida.