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What next for al Qaeda?

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After a 10-year manhunt, America's most wanted man is dead. Osama Bin Laden, leader of al Qaeda and one of the instigators of 9/11, was tracked down in Pakistan and shot dead this weekend. While their chief might be gone, experts are warning that it's not the end of al Qaeda; jihadists may well be planning to avenge his death by launching fresh attacks against the West.

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