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Top al-Qaeda operative killed

By Demetri Sevastopulo

Published: February 1 2008 02:00 | Last updated: February 1 2008 02:00

A top al-Qaeda operative has been killed in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan, a western official said yesterday.

The official said there was "no reason to doubt" reports that Abu Laith al-Libi, a senior al-Qaeda leader, whom the US believes was responsible for military operations inside Afghanistan, had been killed.

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