{"id":73462,"date":"2020-11-19T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/11\/19\/al-qaeda-deputy-leader-killed-breaking-down-the-mystery-surrounding-his-reported-death\/"},"modified":"2020-11-19T09:00:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T09:00:46","slug":"al-qaeda-deputy-leader-killed-breaking-down-the-mystery-surrounding-his-reported-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/al-qaeda-deputy-leader-killed-breaking-down-the-mystery-surrounding-his-reported-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Qaeda deputy leader killed: Breaking down the mystery surrounding his reported death"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k4RBPwWz8DPDJfwsz7z\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, The New York Times reported that Israeli agents, at the behest of the US, had assassinated al Qaeda&#8217;s number two on the streets of Tehran. 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