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WASHINGTON — A CIA drone strike in Pakistan’s tribal area Jan. 10 killed an al-Qaeda operative who was thought to be planning attacks against the West, a U.S. official confirmed Thursday.
Aslam Awan, a Pakistani citizen, was the “external operations planner” for the terrorist network, the official said. He was hit by a missile fired from a remote-controlled aircraft near the town of Miram Shah, in northwestern Pakistan, a center of militant activity.
Awan appeared to have spent several years in Britain. His death was first reported Thursday by Reuters.
Denver Post wire services
