Iraq militant leader ‘injured’

THE militant group al-Qaida in Iraq announced yesterday that its leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is injured and called on Muslims to pray for his recovery.

The statement’s authenticity could not be verified, but it was posted on a website known for its militant content.

The statement, posted by the group’s media co-ordinator, Abu Maysarah al-Iraqi, didn’t say how or when al-Zarqawi was injured.