The statement dated 3 May is the first apparent acceptance from al-Qaeda itself that Osama Bin Laden is dead, but also in an attempt to show that his organisation lives on. ________________________________. It also calls on the people of Pakistan to launch a rebellion against their government, who it described as having sold out to the enemies of God. An audio message about the Arab uprising recorded by Bin Laden a week before his death is promised soon. The statement cannot be independently verified, but claims to be written by the general leadership of al-Qaeda.
