Al-Qaida assassinates intelligence official in southern Yemen

A Yemeni senior intelligence official was shot dead late Saturday by al-Qaida-linked gunmen in Yemen's southern province of al-Bayda, said an official of the Interior Ministry.
Al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahri speaks from an unknown location, in this still image taken from video uploaded on a social media website June 8, 2011. Net photo.
Al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahri speaks from an unknown location, in this still image taken from video uploaded on a social media website June 8, 2011. Net photo.
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