According to counterterrorism officials yesterday, the Senior al Qaeda Planner Abu Obeida al Masri has died. He was identified as the key person in the
al Qaeda decided to hold off the announcement of the death in the hopes that they could claim martyrdom as part of the terrorist operation, but none materialized. There was no comment on how the chief planner died. Unfortunately, his position has now been taken by another Egyptian, Sheik Sayed al Masri, a finance official at al Qaeda’s organization.