Saudi renegade Osama bin Laden, blamed for the U.S. terrorist attacks, has
             reportedly ordered his supporters to kill Americans over Washington's decision to
             launch air strikes on Afghanistan.

             An e-mail message purported to be from bin Laden and received by the Pakistani media says all Muslims were expected to kill American civilians  and  military personnel and their allies, reports Online news agency.

            "We -- with god's help -- call on every Muslim who believes in god and wishes to be
             rewarded to comply with god's order to kill the Americans and plunder their money
             wherever and whenever they find it.

"We also call on Muslim (clergy), leaders, youths, and soldiers to launch the raid on Satan's U.S. troops and the devil's supporters allying with them, and to displace those who are behind them so that they may learn a lesson."

             The statement also flays the U.S. for stationing troops in Saudi Arabia and
             continuing its military aggression against Iraq.

             Online said it could not be independently confirmed whether or not the e-mail
             message had come from Osama, who lives in Afghanistan.