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03/22/2004 Archived Entry: "Doubt as Zawahiri reported killed"

Posted by steve @ 12:15 AM EST [Link]

SPEAKING OF DEAD: The Australian reports that U.S. Special Forces may have killed Ayman Al-Zawahiri during the fighting near Wana, Pakistan.

According to the unnamed US official, Zawahiri was shot by US special forces while trying to flee. The official said the body was undergoing DNA tests, but an announcement was being delayed in deference to the Pakistanis.

Read on.