Al-Qaida spokesman says bin Laden alive, preparing new U.S. att

Sunday, June 23, 2002

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Osama bin Laden and his No. 2 man are both alive and well and their al-Qaida network is ready to attack new U.S. targets, bin Laden's spokesman said in audiotaped remarks aired Sunday. The message also claimed responsibility for a deadly April fire at a Jewish synagogue in Tunisia.

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