October 15, 2001	Monday	Rajab 27, 1422

LONDON, Oct 13: One of Osama bin Laden’s sons has vowed that his father will never be captured by the West, the Sunday Mirror, a British tabloid, reported.

Abdullah Laden, 18, told the newspaper that his father is still in Afghanistan, living in the mountains with 300 commandos.

Abdullah told the paper that Osama disappeared into the hills with 60 trucks filled with satellite equipment on Sept 11.

Abdullah said his father was hiding in a cave, actively planning victory against the Northern Alliance and special forces sent to capture or kill him.

He told the paper that Osama’s access to satellite equipment would be used to help wage war against the West.

Abdullah said that his younger brother and sister and their mother, Osama’s fifth wife, were given safe passage to Islamabad after the coalition started bombing Afghanistan a week ago, according to the Sunday Mirror.—AFP