Saudi Arabia welcomes killing of al-Qaeda leader
Saudi Arabia welcomed the US announcement that a CIA drone strike killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan, the foreign ministry said in a statement released on Tuesday.
Newsrael News Desk 02.08.2022
The US Department of State announced on Monday that the US had killed al-Zawahri, one of the world's most-wanted terrorists and a mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks, in a drone strike in Kabul.
On Tuesday, the Kingdom welcomed the announcement, with the statement from the foreign ministry reading: “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomed the announcement by US President Joe Biden of the targeting and killing of the terrorist leader of al-Qaeda Ayman al-Zawahri.”
Source: Al Arabiya - Photo: Reuters
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