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He was number two behind Osama Bin Laden: the US government has apparently struck a blow against the terrorist organization al-Qaeda. Their leader Aiman al-Zawahiri was killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan.
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Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan. This was announced by five US officials on Monday evening. Accordingly, the head of the terrorist group was killed last weekend by a drone operated by the CIA. An American task force was in Afghanistan to support the strike but has since withdrawn, a senior intelligence official added.

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