In a new audio recording purporting to come from al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has called on Muslims to help the victims of Pakistan's floods.
The 11-minute undated tape, which is yet to be authenticated, shows a still image of the al-Qaeda leader and scenes of people in disaster zones receiving aid.
In the audiotape, the speaker expresses concern over natural disasters and calls for greater aid efforts for the victims, US-based intelligence group Site said.
The voice says more people are affected by climate change than wars, and appears to refer to recent flooding Pakistan.
If confirmed, the tape would be Osama bin Laden's first public comments since March, when another message said to be from the al-Qaeda leader threatened that Americans would be killed if the US executed the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Osama bin Laden's whereabouts are unknown. One theory is that he is hiding in the border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
