French jihadist Drugeon killed in Syria: US official

September 12, 2015 02:02

French jihadist David Drugeon, an alleged bombmaker for an Al-Qaeda affiliate, has been killed in a coalition strike in Syria, a US official said

today.

Drugeon has been described as a key figure in the Al-Qaeda offshoot Khorasan group, which American officials say is a dangerous militant outfit planning to attack the United States and other Western countries.

US officials previously thought Drugeon had been killed in a November 2014 drone strike, but the claim was later disproved.

"He's definitely dead," a US official told AFP on Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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