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U.S. strike kills al Qaeda's second-in-command

Al Qaeda confirmed overnight that an American attack in Yemen killed Nasir al-Wuhayshi, the leader who organized several attacks on the West, including the massacre at Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris. Reports say a CIA drone fired the missile that killed al-Wuhayshi. Clarissa Ward reports from Yemen's capital of Sana'a.
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