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Zawahiri named new al Qaeda chief

This videograb provided by the Site Intelligence Group on April 15, 2011, shows a picture of al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri delivering a speech. Al-Qaeda has named al-Zawahiri as its new chief following the killing in Pakistan of long-time leader Osama bin Laden by US commandos, the jihadists said in a statement June 16, 2011. AFP

DUBAI

Al-Qaeda has named Ayman al-Zawahiri as its new chief following the killing in Pakistan of long-time leader Osama bin Laden by US commandos, the jihadists said in a statement Thursday.

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