(Washington Post) Ellen Nakashima and Anne Gearan - Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri ordered the head of the terrorist group's Yemen affiliate to carry out an attack, according to intercepted communications that have led to the closure of U.S. embassies and a global travel alert. In one communication, Zawahiri, who succeeded Osama bin Laden and was once his personal secretary, gave "clear orders" to Nasir al-Wuhayshi, the founder of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, to undertake an attack, a source said.
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