US doubles reward for capturing bin Laden to US$50mln

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US doubles reward for capturing bin Laden to US$50mln

The US House of Representatives approved on Thursday the expansion of a reward program of the Department of State, for the capture of Osama bin Laden and for other anti-terrorists activities.

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The US House of Representatives approved on Thursday the expansion of a reward program of the Department of State, for the capture of Osama bin Laden and for other anti-terrorists activities.

The House passed the bill 414-0, which gives Colin Powell, the secretary of state, the authority to double the reward for the capture of Osama bin Laden to 50 million US dollars.

Under the program, cash and other benefits were offered to people who help track down drug traffickers supporting terrorist activities.

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