Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri likely killed by special Hellfire missiles with swords
A senior administration official told reporters two Hellfire missiles were fired from an unmanned aerial vehicle at Zawahiri.
A US-made AH-1W Cobra helicopter launches hellfire missiles during the annual Han Kuang No. 22 Military Exercise in Ilan county, 80 km. west of Taipei, on July 20, 2006(photo credit: REUTERS/RICHARD CHUNG)Updated: