Al-Qaeda vows revenge for bin Laden death-Al-Jazeera
Group confirms death of its leader in an online posting and says it will continue attacks on the West.
Al-Qaeda has confirmed the death of its leader, Osama bin Laden, and said in an online posting that it would continue to launch attacks on the West.
The group said it would not deviate from the path of armed struggle and that bin Laden's blood " is more precious to us and to every Muslim than to be wasted in vain".
The statement was released on forums sympathetic to al-Qaeda and translated by the SITE monitoring service on Friday.
"It [bin Laden's blood] will remain, with permission from Allah the Almighty, a curse that chases the Americans and their agents, and goes after them inside and outside their countries,"al-Qaeda said.
It was not clear what country the statement had been posted from.
The message called upon Pakistan, where bin Laden was discovered, to "rise up and revolt to cleanse this shame that has been attached to them... and to clean their country from the filth of the Americans who spread corruption in it".
It added that the group would soon release an audiotape of bin Laden that was recorded one week before he was killed by US commandos on Monday.
Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen confirmed the death of bin Laden four days ago, after speaking to their contacts in Pakistan.
A spokesman for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) said they were devastated at the news.
"This news has been a catastrophe for us. At first we did not believe it, but we got in touch with our brothers in Pakistan who have confirmed it," a member told the AFP news agency.
Rangkaian Al-Qaeda hari ini mengesahkan kematian ketua mereka Osama bin Laden sambil memberi amaran akan tindakan balas bahawa “kegembiraan Amerika akan berubah menjadi kesedihan.”
Pengesahan kumpulan pengganas itu dikeluarkan menerusi kenyataan yang disiakan pada laman-laman web militan, ditandatangani oleh “kepimpinan umum” Al-Qaeda.
Osama ditembak mati di kepala di timur laut Islamabad Isnin lalu.
Pengumuman itu membuka laluan kepada pemilihan pengganti Osama.
Timbalannya Ayman al-Zawahri merupakan pemimpin paling utama dan dilihat akan mengisi tempat Osama.
Anwar al-Awlaki, kelahiran Amerika Syarikat tetapi kini berselindung di Yemen, juga dinamakan sebagai kemungkinan pengganti Osama.
Kenyataan bertarikh 3 Mei ini, yang pertama oleh rangkaian pengganas sejak Osama terbunuh Isnin lalu dalam serangan komando ke atas sebuah rumah agam di Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Ketulenan kenyataan itu tidak dapat didedahkan secara bebas tetapi ia dimuat naik pada laman-laman web kumpulan itu lazimnya menyiarkan kenyataan mereka.
Malah kenyataan itu bertekad bahawa Al-Qaeda tidak akan keluar daripada laluannya mengadakan perjuangan bersenjata dan menegaskan darah Osama adalah “lebih bernilai kepada kami dan setiap Muslim daripada disia-siakan.”
“Dia (Osama) akan kekal, dengan izin Allah, sumpahan yang mengejar AS dan ejen-ejen mereka, dan mengejar mereka dalam dan luar negara mereka,” kata rangkaian itu dalam kenyataan dikeluarkan pada forum-forum Internet Islam dan diterjemahkan oleh perkhidmatan pemantauan SITE.
“Dalam waktu terdekat, kegembiraan mereka akan berubah menjadi sedih,” katanya.
“Darah mereka akan diisi ketangisan,” tambah kenyataan itu lagi.
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