Top Al Qaeda Operative May Have Been Killed in Pakistan

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – An Al Qaeda leader sought in the 2008 Mumbai siege and rumored to be a longshot choice to succeed Usama bin Laden was believed killed in a U.S. drone attack as he met with other militants in an apple orchard in Pakistan, an intelligence official said Saturday. If confirmed, it would be another blow against the terror organization a month after the slaying of its leader.

The purported death of Ilyas Kashmiri -- who also was accused of killing many Pakistanis -- could help soothe US-Pakistan ties that nearly unraveled after the May 2 bin Laden raid. While it was unclear how Kashmiri was tracked, his name was on a list of militants that both countries recently agreed to jointly target as part of measures to restore trust, officials have said.

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