Marriott mastermind killed by US drones: US official - PakTribune: "WASHINGTON: The head of Al-Qaeda in Pakistan and his lieutenant were killed in the past days, a US counterterrorism official told AFP late Thursday, reportedly struck by a missile fired from an unmanned drone.
The men are believed to be Kenyan national Usama al-Kini, described as Al-Qaeda`s chief of operations in Pakistan and his lieutenant Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan, said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity.
‘There is every reason to believe that these two top terrorist figures are dead,’ said the source, adding that the pair was killed ‘within the last week.’
Officials believe al-Kini was behind the September 2008 car bombing of Islamabad`s Marriott Hotel that killed 60 people. He is also linked to a suicide attack on late prime minister Benazir Bhutto`s convoy as it travelled through Karachi upon her arrival in Pakistan on October 18."
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