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Al Qaeda leader’s killing risks greater anti-American violence, State Dept warns

cde.news desk 3 August 2022, 07:45 · 1 min read

An MQ-9A Reaper assigned to the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron sits on the ramp at Creech Air Force Base carrying eight Hellfire missiles. This was the first flight test of the MQ-9 carrying eight Hellfire missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Haley Stevens).

Aug 2 (Reuters) – The killing of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri by the United States may prompt al Qaeda supporters to target U.S. facilities or citizens with the potential for more anti-American violence, the State Department warned.

“Following al-Zawahiri’s death, supporters of al- Qa’ida, or its affiliated terrorist organizations, may seek to attack U.S. facilities, personnel, or citizens,” the State Department said in a Worldwide Caution Update. “The Department of State believes there is a higher potential for anti-American violence given the death of Ayman al-Zawahiri on July 31, 2022.”

(Reporting by Caitlin Webber; writing by Costas Pitas; Editing by Leslie Adler)

Photo – An MQ-9A Reaper carrying eight Hellfire missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Haley Stevens).