New Qaeda boss to target Prince Harry

June 17, 2011 14:39

It's a fear that's oft repeated and reported and so, here it is again.

Fears have been raised that Al Qaeda's new Chief Ayman al-Zawahiri may target Prince Harry, as he vowed to launch a "big" attack on the West to avenge Osama bin Laden''s death.

Reports indicate that Zawahiri would instruct his Taliban followers in Afghanistan to shoot down the Prince, after reports emerged that he was returning to Helmand to fly Apache helicopters.

Killing a high value target like Harry, third-in-line to the throne, would be a propaganda coup for al-Qaida, and the terrorist group's new chief would try to take full advantage of it to establish himself as a 'more effective and relevant' leader than Osama bin Laden.

Also see: Harry tortured and taunted

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