CBS News has learned that a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in June killed senior al Qaeda commander Ilyas Kashmiri.
Kashmiri was believed to be a key planner of the Mumbai Terror attacks in 2008 and, according to sources, was involved in planning terror strikes in Europe last fall, which led to alerts across the continent.
Most recently, Kashmiri was al Qaeda's military operations chief in Pakistan, and was suspected of plotting attacks against U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
The U.S. had offered a $5 million reward for information leading to Kashmiri.
U.S. officials have not confirmed the attack but the news has already been reported widely in Pakistan. Many Pakistanis welcomed the news, including lawyer, Fareed Abbasi.
"The killing of Ilyas Kashmiri is good for the country and the nation. He was a terrorist who caused damage to our country, our defense institutions, our nation and the humanity," Addasi says.
Al Qaeda commander killed in Pakistan by drone - CBS News
Kashmiri was believed to be a key planner of the Mumbai Terror attacks in 2008 and, according to sources, was involved in planning terror strikes in Europe last fall, which led to alerts across the continent.
Most recently, Kashmiri was al Qaeda's military operations chief in Pakistan, and was suspected of plotting attacks against U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
The U.S. had offered a $5 million reward for information leading to Kashmiri.
U.S. officials have not confirmed the attack but the news has already been reported widely in Pakistan. Many Pakistanis welcomed the news, including lawyer, Fareed Abbasi.
"The killing of Ilyas Kashmiri is good for the country and the nation. He was a terrorist who caused damage to our country, our defense institutions, our nation and the humanity," Addasi says.
Al Qaeda commander killed in Pakistan by drone - CBS News
