French jihadist David Drugeon, an alleged bombmaker for an Al-Qaeda affiliate, has been killed in a coalition strike in Syria, a US official said today.
Drugeon has been described as a key figure in the Al-Qaeda offshoot Khorasan group, which American officials say is a dangerous militant outfit planning to attack the United States and other Western countries.
US officials previously thought Drugeon had been killed in a November 2014 drone strike, but the claim was later disproved.
Drugeon was hit in a strike in July, according to a second US official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity.
According to that official Drugeon was a "very key technical member" of the Khorasan group and an expert at making "non-metallic Improvised Explosive Devices" -- the military term for homemade bombs.
"Khorasan is a very dangerous organisation which uses cutting-edge technology for (preparing) attacks in the West," the official said.
Drugeon's death was also announced on Twitter by a Saudi jihadist.
Drugeon has been described as a key figure in the Al-Qaeda offshoot Khorasan group, which American officials say is a dangerous militant outfit planning to attack the United States and other Western countries.
US officials previously thought Drugeon had been killed in a November 2014 drone strike, but the claim was later disproved.
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"He's definitely dead," a US official told AFP on Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Drugeon was hit in a strike in July, according to a second US official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity.
According to that official Drugeon was a "very key technical member" of the Khorasan group and an expert at making "non-metallic Improvised Explosive Devices" -- the military term for homemade bombs.
"Khorasan is a very dangerous organisation which uses cutting-edge technology for (preparing) attacks in the West," the official said.
Drugeon's death was also announced on Twitter by a Saudi jihadist.
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