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PARIS -- A leaked French intelligence memo reporting that Osama bin Laden had died of illness last month caused a flurry of speculation Saturday, but skeptical French, U.S. and Arab officials said they had no information confirming the report.
French President Jacques Chirac told journalists the intelligence report "has by no means been confirmed, not whatsoever." And a French security official cautioned that the memo was based on uncorroborated intelligence from a single source.See the full content of this document
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Report of Bin Laden Death Doubted
"We are not confirming whatever has been said in this report because we consider it a source among other sources," said the French security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "Our services, like othe...
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