DUBAI, May 6 � Al-Qaeda today confirmed the death of its chief Osama bin Laden, five days after the dreaded terrorist was killed by American commandos in Pakistan�s
Abbottabad town, warning that his blood would not be �wasted� and attacks against the US and it allies would continue.
The confirmation came in a statement posted by the terror network on jihadist websites, according to the US monitoring group SITE.
In the statement, al-Qaeda warned that bin Laden�s blood would not be �wasted� and attacks on the US and its allies would continue.
�We in al-Qaeda pledge to Allah the almighty and ask his help, support and steadfastness to continue on the path of jihad, the path walked upon by our leaders, and on top of them, Sheikh Osama,� SITE said, quoting the statement.
The terror group described itself as a �curse� on America, vowed bloodshed and asked Pakistan to rise up in revolt. � PTI
