Biden Confirms Leader Of Al-Qaeda Has Been Killed

Ayman al-Zawahiri was one of masterminds behind 9/11 attacks

Joe Biden has confirmed the US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda.

Ayman al-Zawahiri was targeted in a drone strike in Afghanistan on Sunday, while on the balcony of a house in Kabul.

The 71 year-old was one of the masterminds of the 9/11 terror attacks.

The US President insists "justice has been delivered".

I made a promise to the American people that we’d continue to conduct effective counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan and beyond.

We have done that. pic.twitter.com/441YZJARMX

— President Biden Archived (@POTUS46Archive) August 2, 2022

Sky's US correspondent Mark Stone says the operation to capture or kill him began months ago: