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Source: http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11848783
Al-Qaeda's Chief Poisoner Killed by the Americans
[Economist-UK] Egyptian chemist Midhat Mursi al-Sayid Umar, 55, better known as Abu Khabab al-Masri, is reported by several sources to have been killed in the latest American cross-border missile strike in Pakistan on July 28. The U.S. said al-Masri had "provided hundreds of mujahideen with hands-on training in the use of poisons and explosives." He also wrote military manuals that include instructions for making chemical and biological weapons. Abu Khabab, long a marked man, has doubtless passed on his knowledge to others.