Muhammad al-Masri was killed by Israeli operatives in Tehran. What happened? Summary Al-Qaeda’s second-in-command, responsible for the 1998 bombings of American embassy buildings in Kenya and Tanzania, has reportedly been assassinated in a joint operation between U.S. and Israeli forces. Abdullah Abu Abdullah, more widely known as Abu Muhammad al-Masri, is and al-Qaeda leader who served directly under al-Zawahiri. He has been wanted by American defense and intelligence officials for over 20 years. Al-Masri and his daughter were allegedly shot …
