U.S. kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in drone strike

"The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahri in a drone strike over the
weekend, an operation that included tracking him down through his family, a senior administration official confirmed to reporters.

The strike, carried out by a CIA-operated Air Force drone, occurred at 6:18 a.m. Sunday local time in Kabul as the al Qaeda leader stood on the balcony of his house, the official said." MS