News_Editor Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Somalia forces kill al-Qaeda leader, 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings suspect 2011-06-11 19:07:27 GMT+7 (ICT) MOGADISHU (BNO NEWS) -- The presumed leader of al-Qaeda in East Africa and a key suspect in the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings has been killed in Mogadishu, Kenyan media reported on Saturday. Fazul Abdullah Mohammed was believed to have been the head of al-Qaeda in East Africa and was previously indicted in New York for his alleged involvement in the bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, on August 7, 1998. The attacks left hundreds of people killed and thousands more injured. The Daily Nation newspaper and Kenya Television Network (KTN) reported that Kenyan police commissioner Mathew Iteere confirmed the reports of Mohammed's death. The key al-Qaeda figure was reportedly killed on Wednesday in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Earlier this year, U.S. forces killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden during a raid in Pakistan. -- © BNO News All rights reserved 2011-06-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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