Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, al Qaeda’s leader in East Africa and the mastermind of the U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, was killed in a late-night shootout at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, officials said Saturday.
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, al Qaeda’s leader in East Africa and the mastermind of the U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, was killed in a late-night shootout at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, officials said Saturday.
by Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 10:21 PM on 17th June 2011
Cleared: Due to his death, all charges against Osama were dropped by a U.S. judge
A U.S. judge has dismissed all criminal charges against Osama bin Laden following the al Qaeda leader’s death in a military raid in Pakistan.
01:00 AM EDT on Friday, June 17, 2011 By M.J. andersen
In life, Phoebe Snow had a gift for getting shoved into the scenery. In death, she proved consistent. her obituary turned up just days before Osama bin Laden was killed in a demise that eclipsed every other.
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 8:23 PM on 4th June 2011
Ilyas Kashmiri in a July, 2001 file photo. Officials claim he has been killed in a U.S. drone attack in Pakistan
A top Al Qaeda commander and possible replacement for Osama Bin Laden has been killed in an American drone-fired missile strike in Pakistan.