KABUL – Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri has died in Afghanistan from natural causes, Arab media reported on Friday.
Arab News reported the 69-year-old Egyptian national has died in Afghanistan likely of natural causes, citing several sources in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The media report came a few days after social media carried speculation that the Al-Qaeda chief had passed away.
Zawahiri was last seen in a video message that was released by the militant group on the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United States.
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