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Newspaper: Bin Laden Is Still Alive
Monday, July 15, 2002
(10:54 PM)
The Associated Press

Atwan gave several interviews Monday to promote the newspaper's story, which is to appear in Tuesday's editions.

CAIRO, Egypt -- AP
Osama bin Laden was wounded in a U.S. bombing raid on Afghanistan in December but is in good health, the editor of a London-based Arabic newspaper said Monday.

Abd al-Bari Atwan, the editor of the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi, said sources close to the al-Qaida leader "confirmed to me that the man is in good health."

There was no way to verify Atwan's information.

U.S. officials say they have no evidence bin Laden was wounded but acknowledge it is a possibility.
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Dan