Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Aug 3: Following the death of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, the US State Department has issued a global alert.
Notably, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the most wanted terrorist, was killed in a drone strike in Kabul yesterday, according to President Joe Biden, who also said that ‘Justice has been delivered.’
“On July 31, 2022, the United States conducted a precision counterterrorism strike in Afghanistan that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s deputy and successor as leader of al-Qa’ida. Al- Zawahiri was one of the masterminds of the attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, and had continued to urge his followers to attack the United States,” said the US State Department alert on Tuesday (local time).
Zawahiri, a leader of the September 11 attacks and one of the most wanted terrorists in the world, was killed on Saturday in a US drone strike in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Zawahiri, an Egyptian surgeon, had a significant role in the preparation for 9/11 and served as Osama Bin Laden’s personal doctor.
The attack was carried out by an Air Force drone under the direction of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Al-Zawahiri was allegedly the only victim of the attack, and none of his family members were hurt, according to an official. The Taliban, meanwhile, acknowledged Zawahiri’s demise and denounced the weekend drone attack the US carried out in Kabul.
