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Saturday, 10 November, 2001, 00:06 GMT
Al-Qaeda says its war continues
![]() Ayman al-Zawahri says the jihad continues
The military commander of Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network has pledged to continue its "holy war" despite US military attempts to destroy it.
Speaking on a videotape broadcast by the Qatari TV channel al-Jazeera, Ayman al-Zawahri said the Palestinian question was and would remain the greatest motive for Muslims to attack the United States.
The network sought to "liberate" Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem and Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, he said.
US campaign ridiculed Mr al-Zawahri said US might was "nothing compared to that of God" and he accused America of having killed more than 1,600 civilians in Afghanistan. "Bush... claims that he destroyed the al-Qaeda organisation and tore the Taleban lines to pieces," he said. "But the entire world is ridiculing his lies as it sees his large-scale military campaign ending up only one month after it started, in the killing of over 1,600 innocent civilians, elderly, women and children."
It was not clear if by "coming strikes" he meant attacks by the United States or by al-Qaeda. Dr al-Zawahri appeared to have recorded the tape in the past 24 hours as he referred a speech by Mr Bush in Atlanta on Thursday. Fifth videotape He spoke sitting against a brown background with an AK-47 rifle by his side. He wore white robes and a turban with a grey outer garment and read from a statement in his hands. It was the fifth videotape from al-Qaeda that al-Jazeera has broadcast since the US-led air strikes on Afghanistan began on 7 October.
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