Close X
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
ADVT 
Interesting

Osama Bin Laden's Son Hamza Taught To Hate US, Obsessed Over Coca-Cola

Darpan News Desk IANS, 09 Jan, 2017 11:57 AM
    Osama bin Laden's son Hamza, dubbed as the 'crown prince of terror' and recently designated as a 'global terrorist' by the US, was taught to hate America but enjoyed Coca-Cola and other banned American items in his compound in Afghanistan as a kid, according to a media report.
     
    "Osama bin Laden's favourite son may have been taught to hate the US, but that didn't stop him from obsessing over Coca-Cola, which he regularly smuggled into the family compound as a boy," the New York Post reported, citing Hamza's childhood playmate.
     
    "Hamza was always trying to sneak stuff in that we weren't allowed to have," Abdurahman Khadr, who spent three years growing up alongside Osama's children in their strict religious compound near Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan before 9/11, told the daily.
     
    "He was about 9 at the time, and he brought us Coca-Cola and sometimes even tobacco," he said.
     
    The 'crown prince of terror' also had a fondness for Tabasco sauce, Khadr said.
     
    Khadr, 34, lived in the rural compound when he was a teenager with his entire family. His father, Ahmed Said Khadr, was one of al-Qaeda's most trusted lieutenants, and his brother Omar would later become the youngest prisoner to be held at Guantanamo for a decade until his 2012 release.
     
    Osama promised his sons a horse if they were successful in committing the religious texts to memory, said Khadr. The terrorist leader eventually bought an Arabian stallion for Hamza and his brothers, who were obsessed with taking care of it, he said.
     
    Hamza frequently snuck out of the compound with the servants on market days, carting back what were considered forbidden treasures from the outside world, Khadr said.
     
    American products were forbidden in Afghanistan under the ultra-religious Taliban rulers. Even so, "Hamza could get anything," said Khadr.
     
    "No one would ever search him when he came back into the compound because he was bin Laden's kid," he said.
     
    Osama lived with his wives and his nearly two dozen children. Although he married five women, his favourite wife was reportedly Hamza's mother. Khairiah Saber was seven years older than bin Laden. A child psychologist by profession, she had a PhD in Islamic studies.
     
    Saber was by Osama's side when he was killed by Navy SEALs in Pakistan in 2011. Hamza is her only child. Hamza was not there and reportedly under house arrest in Iran when US Special Forces raided Osama's final hiding place, the report said.
     
    Hamza was last week designated as a "global terrorist" by the US. Hamza, who is in his mid-twenties, has become active as an al-Qaeda propagandist since his father's death.

    MORE Interesting ARTICLES

    British PM Theresa May Hosts Diwali Reception At Downing Street

    British PM Theresa May Hosts Diwali Reception At Downing Street
    British Prime Minister Theresa May hosted a reception at Downing Street to celebrate Diwali and welcomed more than 150 key figures from across the Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities.

    British PM Theresa May Hosts Diwali Reception At Downing Street

    Indian-Origin Researcher's Smart Textiles To Measure Illness

    Indian-Origin Researcher's Smart Textiles To Measure Illness
    Kunal Mankodiya, Director of the university's Wearable Biosensing Laboratory is researching how to transform gloves, socks, clothing and even shoes into high-tech items that will make people healthier -- and improve their lives.

    Indian-Origin Researcher's Smart Textiles To Measure Illness

    Universe Not Expanding At Accelerating Rate: Study

    Universe Not Expanding At Accelerating Rate: Study
    Challenging a standard cosmological concept, a team of researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist has found that the universe may not actually be expanding at an accelerating pace as was previously believed.

    Universe Not Expanding At Accelerating Rate: Study

    Expat Voting Ban Legit, Liberal Government Argues Despite Promised Change

    Expat Voting Ban Legit, Liberal Government Argues Despite Promised Change
    TORONTO — Allowing long-term Canadian expats to vote in federal elections is not a Constitutional requirement but a policy decision that Parliament has the right to make, the government plans to tell the country's top court.

    Expat Voting Ban Legit, Liberal Government Argues Despite Promised Change

    University Groups Try To Stave Off Offensive Costumes In Lead-up To Halloween

    TORONTO — Geishas are out. Feathered headdresses are forbidden. And if you're planning to wear a Bill Cosby or Caitlyn Jenner costume, you may not be welcome at your Halloween party of choice.

    University Groups Try To Stave Off Offensive Costumes In Lead-up To Halloween

    World's Most Expensive Potato Chips Cost $11 A Piece, Come in Boxes of Five

    World's Most Expensive Potato Chips Cost $11 A Piece, Come in Boxes of Five
    In an attempt to create a special snack to go with their high quality beer, Sweetish brewery St. Erik's has created the world's most expensive potato chips.

    World's Most Expensive Potato Chips Cost $11 A Piece, Come in Boxes of Five