Step right up Ayman al-Zawahri

“Breaking News Alert: Al-Qaeda says No. 2 al-Zawahri succeeds bin Laden as leader 
June 16, 2011 5:01:27 AM

Al-Qaeda’s longtime No. 2 leader, a doctor from a prominent Egyptian family who worked with Osama bin Laden for decades, has succeeded the slain terrorist as head of the global network, the group said Thursday.

Ayman al-Zawahri, who turns 60 on Sunday, has long brought ideological fire, tactics and organizational skills to al-Qaeda. The surgeon by training was first behind the use of the suicide bombings and independent terror cells that have become the network’s trademarks.

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