Bomb blast killed al-Zarqawi, but he took an hour to die

A US military doctor today said al-Qaida terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi died 52 minutes after an airstrike against his safe house north-east of Baghdad.

Bomb blast killed al-Zarqawi, but he took an hour to die
Mon, 12 Jun, 2006 - 15:21

A US military doctor today said al-Qaida terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi died 52 minutes after an airstrike against his safe house north-east of Baghdad.

A post mortem showed his injuries were consistent with those caused by a bomb blast.

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