Pakistani forces believe they have cornered and perhaps wounded Osama bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, Aljazeera reported. It occurred in a battle near the Afghan border, three senior Pakistani officials said Thursday. This is seen as the first major break in the world's most intense manhunt in more than a year. Hundreds of Pakistani troops and paramilitary rangers pounded several fortress-like mud-brick compounds with artillery and fired on them from helicopter gunships. Report says that the entrenched suspects fought back hard in the mountainous region, which presumes they defend an important person.

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