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| Top al-Qaeda leader reported dead | Top al-Qaeda leader reported dead |
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| A senior al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan, Abu Laith al-Libi, has been killed, senior Western counter-terrorism officials say. | A senior al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan, Abu Laith al-Libi, has been killed, senior Western counter-terrorism officials say. |
| News of Libi's death first emerged on a website used by Islamist groups. | News of Libi's death first emerged on a website used by Islamist groups. |
| The website, ekhlaas.org, said Libi had "fallen as a martyr", the Reuters news agency reports. | The website, ekhlaas.org, said Libi had "fallen as a martyr", the Reuters news agency reports. |
| US intelligence agencies have been investigating reports that a top al-Qaeda figure was killed in the Afghan-Pakistan border area this week. | US intelligence agencies have been investigating reports that a top al-Qaeda figure was killed in the Afghan-Pakistan border area this week. |
| A missile attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan area reportedly killed 12 or 13 militants. | |
| While Western counter-terrorism officials told the BBC they believed Libi to be dead, they would not discuss how he was killed. | While Western counter-terrorism officials told the BBC they believed Libi to be dead, they would not discuss how he was killed. |
| Libi has appeared in a number of al-Qaeda videos. He is reported to be one of al-Qaeda's most senior field commanders in Afghanistan. | Libi has appeared in a number of al-Qaeda videos. He is reported to be one of al-Qaeda's most senior field commanders in Afghanistan. |
| Reports say he was also active across the border in the Waziristan region of Pakistan. | Reports say he was also active across the border in the Waziristan region of Pakistan. |
| 'Drone spotted' | |
| Local officials in Pakistan said on Tuesday that 12 militants had been killed in a missile strike from "an unknown direction". | |
| Residents reported having seen a drone aircraft in the region before the attack. | |
| On Thursday, Pakistani intelligence officials said 13 people had died - seven Arabs and six Central Asians. | |
| One told Reuters: "The missile appeared to have been fired by a drone." | |
| Correspondents say the US has launched a number of strikes at suspected militants in Pakistan - some of them missiles fired by drones. | |
| Pakistan has repeatedly insisted that it will not accept foreign military action on its territory. |