London, July 20(ANI): A new edition of Al-Qaeda's official magazine, Inspire, claims that Osama bin Laden had fought back in a "vicious battle" with the US Navy SEALs before being killed on May 2.
Bin Laden, who had evaded capture for a decade, was killed in a top-secret military operation in Pakistan's Abbottabad city.
"He confronted them, his weapons against theirs with his, and his strength against theirs, and he accepted the challenge of those who came out with their fancy equipment, machinery, weapons, aircrafts and troops, all haughty and pompous," Inspire said in a eulogy for the Al-Qaeda leader.
"His determination did not weaken in front of them, nor was he sapped of strength. Rather, he stood and confronted them face to face like a firm mountain, and continued to engage them in a fierce battle... after which he excused himself and fulfilled the trust, receiving bullets of treachery and infidelity," it added.
The account, which is attributed to the Al-Qaeda organization, appears to contradict the White House version of events in which bin Laden did "resist" the SEALs, but was unarmed when he was killed, ABC News reports.
The sixth issue of the English-language magazine also features bin Laden on its cover with the words "Sadness, Contentment and Aspiration".
The Saudi-born terrorist, accused of being behind a number of atrocities, including the attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September 2001, was at the top of the US "most wanted" list. (ANI)
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