They said he was wanted by the powerful security agency but did not detail the
accusations against him.
On its website, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation says Adel has been
indicted for alleged involvement in the 1998 bombings of US embassies in
Kenya and Tanzania.
It was claimed in May last year that he was operating as the interim head of
al-Qaeda before the appointment of another Egyptian, Bin Laden’s longtime
Deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Noman Benotman, an expert on the group and former associate of bin Laden who
now works for Quilliam, the British anti-extremist think-tank, said
information about the restructure had been passed to him by jihadist
contacts.
“He is in charge in operational and military terms,” Mr Benotman
told Reuters. “This has happened in response to the impatience displayed by
jihadists online who have been extremely worried about the delay in
announcing a successor.”
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