Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a brother-in-law of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in a raid on his home in Madagascar, his brother said Wednesday.
Malek Khalifa told Dubai-based Al Arabiya television that the aim of the killers appeared to have been to rob his brother, Jamal Khalifa, who mined and traded precious stones in Madagascar.
Malek said a gang of 20 to 30 gunmen broke into his brother's bedroom on Tuesday, shot him dead "in cold blood" and stole his belongings. Arabiya said the businessman was staying at a precious stones mine he owns in Madagascar when he was killed.
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