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New CIA files link bin Laden to Al Shabaab

Osama bin Laden

Somalia-based militant group Al Shabaab regularly sought and received directions from Osama bin Laden, documents seized in a raid on his home six years ago have confirmed.

A prior analysis of the files indicated the power and control that the poster boy of terror had in life, with the specific information expected with further examination to help lift the lid of the secret underworld organisations.

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