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US official: Al-Qaeda's No. 2 killed in Pakistan

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A senior Obama administration official says al-Qaeda No. 2 leader, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan.

 

Al-Rahman was a Libyan national who was considered al-Qaeda's operational leader before rising to the No. 2 spot following Osama bin Laden's death in May. ( AP)

 

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