L'Est Republicain: Bin Laden Dead

Saudi intelligence is convinced that Osama Bin Laden died in August from typhoid in Pakistan. According to the French L'est Republicain, this is stated in the report of the French special services dated September 21.

"According to information from a reliable source, the Saudi special services are sure that Osama Bin Laden is dead," the report says.

According to the special services, the head of Al-Qaeda died on August 23, 2006, being in Pakistan, from a very severe Tif, which led to a partial paralysis of internal organs.

According to the publication, the report was represented by France President Jacques Shirak, Prime Minister Dominica de Wilpen, as well as ministers of defense and internal affairs. Representatives of Shirak and Wilpen did not comment on this note. The representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Pakistan said that the country's authorities do not have information about the death of Ben Laden.

In turn, the Minister of Defense of France Michelle Allio-Marie indirectly confirmed the existence of a report of the special services about the death of Ben Laden.

The Minister of Defense assured that a thorough investigation of information leakage in the special services of France would be carried out, and the perpetrators would be punished, reports Reuters.

According to Allio-Marie, information about the death of the leader of Al-Qaeda cannot be confirmed.

The last video message of Ben Laden appeared in 2004. Since then, his messages were distributed only on audio cassettes.