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Niels Lesniewski

Biden announces killing of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri - Roll Call

President Joe Biden announced Monday that a weekend airstrike in Afghanistan killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri.

“He carved a trail of murder and violence against American citizens, American servicemembers, American diplomats and American interests,” Biden said of the terrorist leader, who he referred to as “the emir of al-Qaida.”

The Associated Press was first to report the successful strike, which a senior administration official told reporters took place at 9:48 p.m. ET on Saturday, which was early in the morning of Sunday at the al-Zawahri safe house in downtown Kabul.

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