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Officials: U.S. Drone Strike That Killed 12 Targeted Al-Qaeda Leader

HeadlineJun 05, 2012

U.S. and Pakistani officials say a drone strike that killed at least a dozen people in Pakistan on Monday targeted Abu Yahya al-Libi, who is believed to be al-Qaeda’s second-in-command. It is unclear if al-Libi was killed or if any civilians were among the dead. The strike followed a series of U.S. attacks inside Pakistan over the past two weeks.

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