Slain Man Was Al Qaeda Operative, Official Says
A terrorism suspect killed in a shootout with security agents was a senior Al Qaeda operative behind militant attacks in Pakistan’s tribal regions and on U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan, a Pakistani official confirmed.
Marwan Hadid Suri died in a gun battle Thursday at a roadblock near the Afghan border.
“He was behind attacks against coalition and Afghan forces in eastern Afghanistan,” Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao said.
Intelligence officials said Suri was thought to be a close associate of Al Qaeda’s No. 2 leader, Ayman Zawahiri.
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