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, and took area on 19 March in Paktika province,the Pentagon said in a statement. Related: The Spin | The first step on a long, difficult but welcome road back to cricket in Pakistan Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com