Did the 'crown prince of terror' escape the bin Laden raid?

Pakistani investigators fear that Osama bin Laden's youngest son — and rumored successor — escaped during the Navy SEAL raid on May 1

A younger Hamza bin Osama bin Laden
(Image credit: REUTERS/Al-Jazeera TV)

Osama bin Laden's three wives have reportedly told Pakistani investigators that one of the al Qaeda leader's sons has been missing since the May 1 raid in which his father was killed. Pakistani intelligence officials fear the son in question could be bin Laden's youngest, Hamza. Here, a brief guide to the most notorious of bin Laden's many children:

Who is Hamza bin Laden?

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