AKIPRESS.COM - The CIA has released nearly 470,000 files seized during the 2011 killing of former al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, the CIA said.

The new material includes his personal diary, documents and audio and video files - including a clip showing his son Hamza as an adult, at his wedding.

It is the fourth release by the CIA of material found in the raid on Bin Laden's Pakistan hideout in Abbottabad.

Some material has been withheld because it could harm national security, the US intelligence agency says.

"Today's release of recovered al-Qaeda letters, videos, audio files and other materials provides the opportunity for the American people to gain further insights into the plans and workings of this terrorist organisation," CIA Director Mike Pompeo said in a press release.