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Osama bin Laden's long-time lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahri, is now the leader of al-Qaeda, Al Arabiya television reported on Thursday.
The Egyptian-born Zawahri vowed earlier this month to press ahead with al-Qaeda's campaign against the United States and its allies, in what appeared to be his first public response to Laden's death in a US commando raid in Pakistan in May.
The news channel gave no further details. Zawahri, whose whereabouts are unknown, had been seen as bin Laden's most likely successor.
The Egyptian-born Zawahri vowed earlier this month to press ahead with al-Qaeda's campaign against the United States and its allies, in what appeared to be his first public response to Laden's death in a US commando raid in Pakistan in May.
The news channel gave no further details. Zawahri, whose whereabouts are unknown, had been seen as bin Laden's most likely successor.
