Ayman al-Zawahiri dies on Kabul balcony, sipping coffee at 5:55 am

 

It has been said that the early bird gets the worm. But this early riser, Bin Laden protege and 9-11 WTC coordinator got dead. Official cause of death was Hellfire missile atomization. 

 Ayman al-Zawahiri had apparently gone way underground after the Seals raid that killed Bin Laden in Pakistan, but moved to Kabul - blocks from the British Embassy - after the Taliban took control of that city following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

Full story here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/01/us-strike-afghanistan-kills-al-qaida-leader-ayman-al-zawahiri