The United States will regret its killing of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri said in a video that surfaced on the internet Wednesday.
In his first statement since bin Laden was killed on May 2, al-Zawahiri said, "Now you rejoice over the martyrdom of Sheikh Osama bin Laden, the holy warrior, but also you will regret it."
In the nearly 30-minute video, he said Washington was happy about the death of Saddam Hussein, but that Iraq then fell into the hands of mujahideen, or holy warriors.
Al-Zawahiri said that Muslims in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Syria share the same struggles against the United States. He urged Pakistan's youth to follow those in Arab nations in seeking to overthrow their government.
However, he called on al-Qaeda's followers to abstain from acts that would "cause risk to masses in mosques, markets or public spaces".
It is widely believed that al-Qaeda's deadly attacks in Iraq and Pakistan over the last several years led to fierce criticism of its tactics even in extremist circles.
more read
http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/al-qaida-deputy-u-s-will-regret-killing-bin-laden-1.366645
