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| Pakistan al-Qaeda chief 'killed' | Pakistan al-Qaeda chief 'killed' |
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| Al-Qaeda's operations chief in Pakistan and another top aide are believed to have been killed, US sources say. | Al-Qaeda's operations chief in Pakistan and another top aide are believed to have been killed, US sources say. |
| Usama al-Kini and his lieutenant, Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan, were both killed in recent days, US counter-terrorism officials said. | Usama al-Kini and his lieutenant, Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan, were both killed in recent days, US counter-terrorism officials said. |
| Usama al-Kini is believed to be behind last year's deadly bomb attack on the Marriott hotel in Islamabad. | Usama al-Kini is believed to be behind last year's deadly bomb attack on the Marriott hotel in Islamabad. |
| Fifty-five people were killed when a truck packed with explosives rammed the hotel in September 2008. | Fifty-five people were killed when a truck packed with explosives rammed the hotel in September 2008. |
| Both al-Qaeda suspects died in South Waziristan, on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, an unidentified US counter-terrorism official told Reuters news agency. | |
| "These deaths are a significant near-term degradation of al-Qaeda's leadership," he added. |