DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 20 — In a recording released Thursday, Osama bin Laden urged Muslims in Pakistan to rise up against Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the president, whom he called an apostate for deciding to storm the Red Mosque in Islamabad to evict Islamist militants.
The mosque attack in July “demonstrated Musharraf’s insistence on continuing his loyalty, submissiveness and aid to America against the Muslims,” said Mr. bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda. He said it had made “removing him an obligation.”
The recording, an audio track accompanied by previously released videotape, was the third attributed to Mr. bin Laden in the last month. It was released on Web sites frequented by militants just weeks before presidential elections in Pakistan.
Al Qaeda has released video and audio recordings for the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. It released a documentary on Thursday in which Mr. Zawahri said America was losing in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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