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Osama Bin Laden's Niece Pens 9/11 Statement

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   On the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United
   States, the niece of the mastermind, Osama Bin Laden, has written a
   public statement.
   "For the past nineteen years, not a day has gone by since this
   horrible, tragic day that I haven't thought of you, America, and
   grieved privately with you for all the innocent lives lost," Noor Bin
   Laden (who goes by Bin Ladin) wrote on her [1]Twitter account.

   "This is in part due to this inexplicable turn of fate that links me to
   these atrocious attacks, but more importantly because of my love for
   your country."

   She added that her "values and feelings" are "diametrically opposed to
   the name that I bear."

   In addition to honoring the lives lost, the Swiss citizen also praised
   first responders, those who died later from complications resulting
   from the attack and the survivors who lost loved ones.

   Bin Ladin is the daughter of Carmen Dufour, a Swiss author, and Yeslam
   bin Ladin, an older half-brother of Osama. Her parents divorced in
   1988. She and her two sisters were raised in Switzerland.

   She was 14 years old on Sept. 11, 2001.

   "I was so devastated," she told the New York Post. "I had been going to
   the States with my mom several times a year from the age of 3 onwards.
   I considered the U.S. my second home."

   Bin Ladin, who had kept a low profile, gained notoriety on Sept. 6 when
   she published a letter supporting U.S. President Donald Trump.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/NoorBinLadin/status/1304348366961356800/photo/1