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5:07AM

New Zawahiri video

Al-Jazeera has just aired few minutes ago a new video by Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's aide, where he accused the US army of conducting a "massacre against civilians in Kabul" last month. He also called up on Afghanis to support the "mujahideen" in their fight against Western military presence.
Al-Jazeera said it obtained the video from the internet.

Update: Here is a report on the video.

Reader Comments (1)

[...] Al-Jazeera broadcasted Friday night a new video by Dr. Ayman el-Zawahiri, the deputy head of Al-Qa3da, where he acknowledged Zarqawi’s death, and hailed him as a “martyr.” The Doha-based Satellite channel had aired a video by Zawahiri, only a day before, where he denounced the “massacre” by US troops against Afghani civilians last month, suggesting that the tape was filmed sometime after the traffic accident that involved US army troops that killed Afghanis, sparking rioting on May 29. [...]

Jun 24, 2006 at 1:51 AM | Unregistered CommenterThe Arabist » Zawahiri h

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