TTP leader says Libi death a ‘big loss’

PESHAWAR: A senior Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader said on Tuesday that the death of al Qaeda's number two, Abu Yahya al-Libi, in a drone strike in northwest was a "big loss" for al Qaeda.

"After Doctor Sahib (al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri), he was the main al Qaeda leader," the TTP leader, who asked not to be named, told Reuters. (Reuters)