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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Michael Georgy and John Davison

Al Qaeda will pursue attacks undeterred by Zawahiri loss, experts say

FILE PHOTO: A photo of Al Qaeda's new leader, Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri, is seen in this still image taken from a video released on September 12, 2011. SITE Monitoring Service/Handout via REUTERS TV/ THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.//File Photo

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DUBAI/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. Hellfire missiles that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri dealt al Qaeda a powerful symbolic blow, but its far-flung branches are tactically independent and will not be deterred from plotting more attacks on local and Western targets, experts say.

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