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US kills top al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri in drone strike

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The US killed al-Qaeda's top leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend dealing the terrorist group a major blow. Al-Zawahiri had overseen the September 11 attacks on the US in 2001 -- that killed 2,977 people -- along with Osama bin-Laden, who was killed by the US in 2011 in Pakistan. Al-Zawahiri had a US reward of $25 million for information leading to his capture.