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Ayman al-Zawahiri

The Egyptian Islamic Jihad's first success under Zawahiri's Leadership

Sunday Nov 19, 1995
Islamabad, Pakistan

The 1995 attack on the Egyptian embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, was the Egyptian Islamic Jihad's first success under Zawahiri's leadership, but Bin Laden had disapproved of the operation. The bombing alienated Pakistan, which was "the best route into Afghanistan".


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