Senior al Qaeda militant killed in US drone strike
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The officials identified the target of the drone attack as Abu Hafs al Shahri, a Saudi national who had been serving as the senior figure in al Qaeda's central command in charge of dealing with operations inside of Pakistan. The drone strike occurred in Pakistan's tribal areas within the last few days, the officials said, but they declined to provide more precise details.
"This is another blow at the core of al Qaeda in Pakistan," a US official said. "The loss of their chief of operations in Pakistan, an individual who played a key operational and administrative role for the group, will pose a challenge for (Ayman) Zawahiri." (Reuters)
