U.S. officials believe that son of Usama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Pakistan.

Earlier this year, hellfire missiles from a U.S. Predator drone strike killed younger bin Laden. This is the belief of U.S. officials. - Sources confirmed to FOX News late Wednesday.

Saad bin Laden reportedly traveled to Pakistan last year after spending several years under house arrest in Iran. – Statement from Mr. Mike McConnell to NPR

It is believed that Saad, is not considered a significant player in Al Qaeda leadership, and he was "collateral" damage in the airstrike and was not considered important enough to target on his own. A U.S. official points out that Saad "had a marquee name" but was not actively considered a successor to his father.


A senior U.S. counterterrorism official told to NPR that It isn't possible to tell for certain whether he was killed, since a body has not been recovered, preventing DNA tests,

There are 80 to 85% chance that Saad bin Laden is dead.