Top al-Qaida operative killed in US drone strike

A TOP Arab al-Qaida operative was among six militants killed overnight in a suspected US missile strike in north-west Pakistan, a senior security official said yesterday.

Security sources identified the militant as Abdullah Azam al-Saudi.

“He was the man coordinating between al-Qaida and Taliban commanders on this side of the border, and also involved in recruiting and training fighters,” an Islamabad-based senior security official said.