Al Qaeda said it would soon release an audio tape from Osama bin Laden, made a week before he was killed by US forces, the group said in a statement, which also confirmed his death, released on Islamist forums on Friday. “Before the sheikh passed from this world and before he could share with the Islamic nation in its joys over its revolutions in the face of the oppressors, he recorded a voice recording of congratulations and advice which we will publish soon, God willing,” the militant group said.
“We call upon our Muslim people in Pakistan to rise up and revolt to cleanse this shame that has been attached to them by a clique of traitors and thieves who sold everything to the enemies.” Meanwhile, the White House said it was “highly vigilant” to security threats following Al Qaeda’s threat to avenge the US killing of Osama bin Laden.
