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Osama bin Laden's chief deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has warned that al Qaeda still has plans to target Western countries involved in the Iraq war as he released a second audiotape answering questions posed by followers.
The comments by al Qaeda's No 2 leader, in a lengthy audiotape posted on an Islamic website, could not be immediately confirmed as authentic. But the voice sounded like past tapes from the terror leader.
Asked by one follower if al Qaeda still had plans to attack Western countries that participated in the US-led invasion of Iraq and subsequent war, Zawahiri said: "My answer is: Yes! We think that any aggression on Muslims must be deterred."
