Tape urges attacks on US and British interests

AN audio tape purportedly released by Osama bin Laden’s deputy calls for attacks on US and British interests everywhere, according to comments aired by Al-Jazeera TV yeterday.

The Gulf satellite station said the speaker on the tape was Ayman al-Zawahri, an Egyptian-born surgeon and the closest aide to al-Qaida terrorist group leader bin Laden.

It was not immediately possible to verify the authenticity of the recording.