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![A locally manufactured action figure which looks like Osama bin Laden is displayed at the Hong Kong Toys and Games Fair January 8, 2002. [With 1,600 exhibitors from 31 countries and regions, A locally manufactured action figure which looks like Osama bin Laden is displayed at the Hong Kong Toys and Games Fair January 8, 2002. [With 1,600 exhibitors from 31 countries and regions,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D393AG/a-locally-manufactured-action-figure-which-looks-like-osama-bin-laden-is-displayed-at-the-hong-kong-toys-and-games-fair-january-8-2002-with-1600-exhibitors-from-31-countries-and-regions-it-is-the-third-largest-event-of-its-kind-in-the-world-hong-kongs-november-orders-on-hand-fell-15-percent-in-value-on-the-year-against-a-14-percent-drop-in-october-the-census-and-statistics-department-said-on-tuesday-2D393AG.jpg)
A locally manufactured action figure which looks like Osama bin Laden is displayed at the Hong Kong Toys and Games Fair January 8, 2002. [With 1,600 exhibitors from 31 countries and regions,
![Demonic CIA Osama Bin Laden doll goes up for sale at auction for $5,000 | The Independent | The Independent Demonic CIA Osama Bin Laden doll goes up for sale at auction for $5,000 | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/06/19/18/doll2.jpeg?quality=75&width=982&height=726&auto=webp)
Demonic CIA Osama Bin Laden doll goes up for sale at auction for $5,000 | The Independent | The Independent
![An exhibit on display at the London Toy Soldier and Figure Show in London shows a toy soldier representing a member of U.S. special forces (L) arresting Osama Bin Laden, March 28, An exhibit on display at the London Toy Soldier and Figure Show in London shows a toy soldier representing a member of U.S. special forces (L) arresting Osama Bin Laden, March 28,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4EFXJ/an-exhibit-on-display-at-the-london-toy-soldier-and-figure-show-in-london-shows-a-toy-soldier-representing-a-member-of-us-special-forces-l-arresting-osama-bin-laden-march-28-2003-thousands-of-toy-soldiers-from-conflicts-throughout-the-ages-feature-in-the-show-which-is-being-held-on-saturday-with-collectors-hunting-for-contemporary-models-as-well-as-historical-miniatures-reuterspeter-macdiarmid-pkmmd-2D4EFXJ.jpg)