A purported statement by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden offered rewards in gold for killing US-Iraq administrator Mr Paul Bremer or UN Secretary General Mr Kofi Annan, an Islamist Web site said tonight.
The statement posted on the Web site said the 10 kg (22 lb) gold reward would also be given to anyone killing other officials including Bremer's deputy or UN envoy to Iraq Mr Lakhdar Brahimi.