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Osama 'saved his money for jihad'

New al-Qaeda chief reveals bin Laden did not splurge on luxuries but had sheep ready for slaughter for visitors

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Osama bin Laden spent all his personal wealth on jihad, stinting on meat and electricity as luxuries so he could save his money to help fund terror attacks, according to recollections by his deputy and successor posted online late on Saturday. u00a0Yet, in the second of his ‘Days With the Imam’ series of videos, Ayman al-Zawahiri said Bin Laden would pay readily for hospitality for his guests — although the former al-Qaeda leader lived mostly on bread and vegetables, he once invested in an entire herd of sheep to slaughter in case visitors came by.u00a0Zawahiri, who became head of al-Qaeda after Bin Laden was killed in a US raid last year, spoke conversationally while dressed in a white robe and turban.u00a0Bin Laden was born to a wealthy family, but ran into financial troubles after he was pushed out of Sudan in 1996, Zawahiri said.


Simple living: Ayman al-Zawahiri claims that Osama bin Laden lived mostly on bread and vegetables. File Pic/Getty Images

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