Bin Laden was the face of al-Qaida, but Ayman al-Zawahiri was its hate-filled heart
Al-Zawahiri was deeply involved in the planning of 9/11, and led the organization after bin Laden was killed in 2011. He died in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan on Sunday.
by NPR Staff
Aug 01, 2022
1 minute
One of the last times al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was on center stage was roughly 40 years ago, when the international media captured his rants from a cage at the back of an Egyptian courtroom.
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