Al-Qaida leader behind Islamabad hotel bomb 'killed by US drone'
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Qari Yasin is believed to be linked to the 2008 Marriott atrocity and the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team bus
An al-Qaida leader believed to be responsible for the 2008 Marriott hotel bombing in Islamabad and the deadly attack on a bus carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team in 2009 has been killed by a US air strike, the Pentagon claims.
The drone attack on Qari Yasin, "a well-known terrorist leader" with ties to the Pakistan Taliban, took place on 19 March in Paktika province, the Pentagon said in a statement.
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