Al Qaeda's second in command, Atiyah abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan, the United States said, claiming another "tremendous" blow to the group following the death of Osama bin Laden. 
A senior US official said Rahman was killed in tribal Waziristan on August 22 after being deeply involved in directing operations for Al Qaeda. The official did not divulge the exact circumstances of his death. 
Local officials in the tribal region last week said a US drone strike on August 22 on a

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Tags: Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda commander killed, Al Qaeda in Pakistan, Commanders, Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan, US drone, USA Operation, War in Terror