Hamza bin Laden, the son of former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has been stripped of citizenship by Saudi Arabia.

The country's interior ministry announced the move in a statement after the US state department said on Thursday it was offering a reward of up to $1m(£760,000) for information leading "to the identification or location in any country" of Hamza, calling him a key al-Qaeda leader.

In the notice published in the kingdom's official gazette on Friday, the ministry said his citizenship was revoked via royal decree in November. There was no explanation why the order was only made public now.

His exact whereabouts have been unknown for a number of years, though various reports have speculated he may be living in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria or Iran.

Saudi-born Hamza is thought to be around 30 years old, and was named as a “specially designated global terrorist” by the US in January 2017. He has released audio and video messages calling for attacks against the US and its allies. 

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