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| Somali anger at al-Qaeda killing | Somali anger at al-Qaeda killing |
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| Somali Islamists will avenge the killing by US forces of a top al-Qaeda suspect in Somalia, a top al-Shabab commander has told the BBC. | Somali Islamists will avenge the killing by US forces of a top al-Qaeda suspect in Somalia, a top al-Shabab commander has told the BBC. |
| Kenyan-born Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan is believed to have been killed in a US military helicopter raid. | Kenyan-born Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan is believed to have been killed in a US military helicopter raid. |
| US agents have been hunting Nabhan for years over attacks on a hotel and an Israeli airliner in Kenya in 2002. | US agents have been hunting Nabhan for years over attacks on a hotel and an Israeli airliner in Kenya in 2002. |
| It is believed he fled to Somalia after the attacks and was working with the al-Shabab group. | It is believed he fled to Somalia after the attacks and was working with the al-Shabab group. |
| The al-Shabab commander, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak publicly, said the insurgents would retaliate against US interests. | |
| The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan, in the capital Mogadishu, says the raid has raised concern among Somalis. | |
| They fear such attacks by foreign forces may help to fuel the extremism they are designed to combat, our correspondent says. | |
| The US last launched a major strike in Somalia in May 2008, killing al-Shabab's military leader and at least 10 others. | |
| The raid led to protests by villagers and critics say it had little effect on al-Shabab's capabilities. |