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he was a young gentleman, very gentle, very polite. >> he said if i see you again, ill kill you. >> he is the most popular muslim leader in the islamic world today. >> translator: his voice. when you hear it, it makes you want to stand up right away to join him, to fight. >> what hes good at is killing civilians. ♪ >> osama bin laden was the worlds most wanted terrorist. he haunted americans and millions of others around the world. im christiane amanpour in peshawar, pakistan, the bi...

And bin laden, three years older, became neighbors and best friends. going to the mosque together, playing together, watching tv together. among their favorite shows, american westerns and bruce lee movies. >> he would watch cowboy movies and karate movies, things that -- action movies. >> reporter: batarfi took us to the field where he and bin laden played soccer as teenagers. >> and just looking, i think of a lot of memories. and i enjoyed being a captain, really, telling people what to do. >>...

Going to the mosque together, playing together, watching tv together. among their favorite shows, american westerns and bruce lee movies. >> he would watch cowboy movies and karate movies, things that -- action movies. >> reporter: batarfi took us to the field where he and bin laden played soccer as teenagers. >> and just looking, i think of a lot of memories. and i enjoyed being a captain, really, telling people what to do. >> reporter: on the soccer field, batarfi was the leader. osama, the fo...

Friends. going to the mosque together, playing together, watching tv together. among their favorite shows, american westerns and bruce lee movies. >> he would watch cowboy movies and karate movies, things that -- action movies. >> reporter: batarfi took us to the field where he and bin laden played soccer as teenagers. >> and just looking, i think of a lot of memories. and i enjoyed being a captain, really, telling people what to do. >> reporter: on the soccer field, batarfi was the leader. osam...

Early 1970s when we lived in this neighborhood. >> reporter: this nondescript middle class jeddah neighborhood is where batarfi, then age 12, and bin laden, three years older, became neighbors and best friends. going to the mosque together, playing together, watching tv together. among their favorite shows, american westerns and bruce lee movies. >> he would watch cowboy movies and karate movies, things that -- action movies. >> reporter: batarfi took us to the field where he and bin laden playe...

>> he didnt show any particular signs of being a leader amongst men. >> he was a shy boy. he wouldnt talk unless he needed to. he would listen more. i met osama bin laden in the early 1970s, when we lived in this neighborhood. >> reporter: this nondescript middle class jeddah neighborhood is where batarfi, then age 12 and bin laden, three years older, became neighbors and best friends, going to the mosque together, playing together, watching tv together. among their favorite show, american weste...

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