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Pakistan: Top Al Qaeda killed

| | Dec 06, 2014, at 08:45 pm
Islamabad, Dec 6 (IBNS): Pakistan on Saturday confirmed that a top Al Qaeda leader Adnan el Shukrijum was killed in Shinwarsak region of the Asian country's South Waziristan Agency.

Speaking on the incident, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesperson Asim Bajwa tweeted: "#ZarbeAzb:Top AlQaeda Comd Adnan Al Shukri Aljuma with his 1 companion killed by Pak Army raid in S.Waziristan today.5 terrorists nabbed."

"#ZarbeAzb:#COAS appreciated raiding team for successful op&said,will chase&eliminate all terrorists from own soil, none will be spared," he said.

Shukrijum was reportedly accused of planning to bomb trains in New York and London.

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