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Bin Laden deputy to release new message
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-06-04 09:36

Cairo -- Al-Qaida's media wing says the terrorist network's No. 2 leader will soon issue a message marking the anniversary of the start of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

The announcement by al-Sahab media group is posted on a Web site that commonly carries Islamic militant messages. It doesn't say whether the promised statement by Ayman al-Zawahri, who is Osama bin Laden's deputy, will be in audio or video format.

Al-Qaida's messages typically appear within 72 hours of announcement.