US President Joe Biden announced the death of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, but the details of the weapons used during that liquidation are not fully known.

As it turned out, it is about a powerful missile known as a "ninja bomb".

In the brief speech from the White House, Biden mentioned that the attack was carried out by a drone.

A US official told reporters on condition of anonymity that the drone dropped two Hellfire missiles and that there was no need for a US military presence in the country.

Kabul, on the other hand, initially denied the drone strike, referring to a "missile" that hit an "empty house" before admitting Tuesday morning that US drones had carried out the airstrike,

reported .

There were no signs of an explosion or collateral casualties in the targeted building, although the al-Qaeda leader's family was present at the home.

All of this evidence points to the use of a secret missile, which is believed to have been involved in other targeted assassinations of extremist leaders, but which the Pentagon has never confirmed its use.

Ayman Al-Zawahiri was killed on July 31 when two rockets hit a house in Kabul.

This three-story house is located in Sherpur, an affluent area of ​​the Afghan capital, where several villas are occupied by senior Taliban officials and commanders, reports

.

The al-Qaeda leader was seen "multiple times and over a long period of time on the balcony, where he was reportedly killed in the attack," the US official added.

There were no signs of an explosion in the building and no one else was injured in the attack.

Family members were in the house, but were not injured.

Photos show that windows on the first floor were broken, but the rest of the building, including windows on other floors, remained intact.

What is the Hellfire P9X missile?

US officials have mentioned the use of Hellfire missiles, and specifically the Hellfire AGM-114, known for their powerful blasts and the often collateral damage they cause.

The traces left after the American attack on the house suggest, as the former American investigative journalist Jay Hancock pointed out in a tweet, that the CIA used a different type of missile - "Hellfire P9X".

Weapon CIA used to get al-Zawahiri.

Kinetic Hellfire R9X.

No warhead explosives, just blades that swing out to kill only one guy.

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— Jay Hancock (@jayhancock1) August 2, 2022

This missile is known as the "ninja bomb" and was developed under the administration of the American president, Barack Obama.

It has no explosive charge and is equipped with six blades that activate before impact, shredding the target without any blast effect.

The use of the "P9X" has never been officially acknowledged by the Pentagon or the CIA, the two American entities responsible for the targeted assassinations of extremist leaders.

This mysterious weapon was named "Flying Ginsu" after a famous TV commercial from the 1980s for Ginsu brand kitchen knives, which can often cut through aluminum cans and still remain perfectly sharp.