Blast Kills al-Qaeda Commander
Pakistan says a top al-Qaeda commander has been killed in the country’s tribal belt along the Afghan border. Egyptian-born Abu Hamza Rabia, described as al-Qaeda’s operational commander, was among five militants killed in a blast in North Waziristan.
Officials said the men died when their own explosives blew up, though local people say their house was fired on.
Tens of thousands of Pakistani soldiers are deployed along the border as part of the hunt for al-Qaeda militants.
The killing was first reported in Pakistan’s English-language Dawn newspaper on Saturday.
Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf has since confirmed the report when asked if it was true.
“Yes indeed, 200%. I think he was killed the day before yesterday if I’m not wrong,” he told journalists in Kuwait as he arrived for an official visit.
Source: BBC.
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