Al-Zawahri issues video on Sept 11 anniversary

Al-Qaida No.2 Ayman al-Zawahri has called on Muslims to step up their resistance against the US, in a video aired by CNN early today on the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

“You gave us every legitimacy and every opportunity to continue fighting you,” al-Zawahri said, addressing the US in the video aired by CNN, which appeared to be new. “You should worry about your presence in the (Persian) Gulf and the second place you should worry about is Israel.”