U.S. Marines of Foxtrot Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment exit a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan after turning over their forward operating base to U.S. Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment on Nov. 17, 2008. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)From Yahoo News/AFP:
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The head of Al-Qaeda in Pakistan and his lieutenant were killed in the past days, a US counterterrorism official told AFP on Thursday, reportedly struck by a missile fired from an unmanned drone.
The men are believed to be Kenyan national Usama al-Kini, described as Al-Qaeda's chief of operations in Pakistan, and his lieutenant Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan, said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"There is every reason to believe that these two top terrorist figures are dead," said the source, adding that the pair was killed "within the last week."
Officials believe al-Kini was behind the September 2008 truck bombing of Islamabad's Marriott Hotel that killed 60 people, and is linked to a failed assassination attempt on late Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
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My Comment: Good riddance to these thugs.
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