Bin Laden son thought killed in US drone strike: NPR

ISLAMABAD: Osama bin Laden's son Sa'ad was probably killed by a US missile strike in Pakistan earlier this year, US National Public Radio (NPR) has reported, citing US intelligence officials.

Sa'ad bin Laden, a prominent figure in the murky relationship between Iran and Al-Qiaida, was believed to have gone to Pakistan after spending a number of years under house arrest in Iran, US intelligence officials said in January.

A missile fired from a US drone aircraft is believed to have killed him sometime this year, NPR cited an unnamed US counter-terrorism official as saying on its website.