Al-Qaeda's new leader is calling on Libyan fighters who overthrew Muammar Gaddafi to set up an Islamic state and urges Algerians to revolt against their long-time leader in remarks in a new Internet video.
Ayman al-Zawahri warns Libyan revolutionaries to protect their gains against "Western plots," claiming NATO will demand that Libyans give up their Islamic faith.
Al-Zawahri also urges Algerians to "revolt against the tyranny" of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and follow the examples of Arab uprisings.
In the 13-minute video that surfaced on militant websites on Wednesday, Osama bin Laden's successor also praised a militant attack in southern Israel in August, when gunmen crossed from Egypt and killed eight Israelis near a Red Sea resort.
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