Drone strike kills senior al-Qaeda leader
Senior al-Qaeda leader Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan on Monday, a US official has told the BBC.
US officials said Libi was the target of an attack which hit a volatile tribal area of Pakistan's north-west, killing 15 suspected militants.
The BBC's Adam Brookes said the US was portraying this as another very serious blow against al-Qaeda leadership.
05 Jun 2012
- From the section Asia