Al Qaeda's New Second In Command Killed In Pakistan

Key Al Qaeda Leader Reported Slain In Pakistan -- L.A. Times

Atiyah Abdul Rahman was the terrorist organization's second-in-command and is believed to have played a central role.

Reporting from Washington — Al Qaeda's second-in-command has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials reported Saturday, in what was described as a major blow to an organization still reeling from the death of Osama bin Laden nearly four months ago.

Atiyah Abdul Rahman was killed Monday in the Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, a U.S. official said. A suspected U.S. drone strike was reported that day, but the official would not say how Rahman died.

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