16 June 2011 Last updated at 07:57 
Zawahiri warned a week ago that Bin Laden would continue to "terrify" the US from beyond the grave
In the statement, al-Qaida "announces that Sheikh Dr Ayman al-Zawahiri, may God guide him, assumed responsibility as the group's amir".
Zawahiri is believed by some to have been the "operational brains" behind the 9/11 attacks on the US.
He was Bin Laden's deputy for years and warned just over a week ago that Bin Laden would continue to "terrify" the US from beyond the grave.
Zawahiri warned a week ago that Bin Laden would continue to "terrify" the US from beyond the grave Ayman al-Zawahiri has become leader of al-Qaeda, according to a statement allegedly issued by the organisation's general command.
Former leader Osama Bin Laden was killed by US forces in early May.In the statement, al-Qaida "announces that Sheikh Dr Ayman al-Zawahiri, may God guide him, assumed responsibility as the group's amir".
Zawahiri is believed by some to have been the "operational brains" behind the 9/11 attacks on the US.
He was Bin Laden's deputy for years and warned just over a week ago that Bin Laden would continue to "terrify" the US from beyond the grave.
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