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Al-Qaeda’s No. 2 Killed in Pakistan, U.S. Officials Say

Al-Qaeda’s second-in-command was killed in Pakistan earlier this week, according to a U.S. administration official.

Atiyah Abd al-Rahman was killed Aug. 22 in Waziristan, a tribal area of Pakistan along the border with Afghanistan, according to the official, who wasn’t authorized to comment publicly on the matter.