Al-Zawahri appointed new al-Qaida leader

Al-Qaida has selected its longtime number two to succeed Osama bin Laden after last month’s US commando raid that killed the terror leader, according to a statement posted on a website affiliated with the network.

Al-Zawahri appointed new al-Qaida leader
Thu, 16 Jun, 2011 - 09:31

Al-Qaida has selected its longtime number two to succeed Osama bin Laden after last month’s US commando raid that killed the terror leader, according to a statement posted on a website affiliated with the network.

Ayman al-Zawahri, who will turn 60 next week, is the son of an upper middle class Egyptian family of doctors and scholars.

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