Al-Qaida leader behind Islamabad hotel bomb `killed by US drone`
(The Guardian Pakistan)

Qari Yasin is believed to be linked to the 2008 Marriott atrocity and the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team bus An al-Qaida leader believed to be responsible for the 2008 Marriott hotel bombing in Islamabad and the deadly attack on a bus carrying Sri Lanka´s cricket team in 2009 has been killed by a US air strike, the Pentagon claims. The drone attack on Qari Yasin, `a well-known terrorist leader` with ties to the Pakistan Taliban, took place on 19 March in Paktika province, the Pentagon said in a statement. Related: The Spin | The first step on a long, difficult but welcome road back to cricket in Pakistan Continue reading...