Pakistan's president has confirmed that "a close relative" of al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US air strike in Pakistan last month. Pervez Musharraf also confirmed for the first time that Zawahiri had been expected to be at the house targeted by the US, a military spokesman says.
President Musharraf added that another wanted militant was among five foreigners killed in the bombing.
Eighteen local people died in the raid, sparking widespread anger.
"Five foreigners were killed in the US attack," Gen Musharraf told tribal leaders in north-western Pakistan, the Associated Press news agency reports.
"One of them was a close relative of Ayman al-Zawahri and the other man was wanted by the US and had a US$5 million (4.19 million euro) reward on his head."
He did not name the foreigners who had died in the attack.
Thanks for the info. Added it to my Damadola thread.