Al-Qaeda No. 2 calls for Islamic rule in Egypt
Ayman al-Zawahri warns Egyptians, Tunisians not to allow America install puppet regimes
Osama bin Laden's deputy is urging fellow Egyptians to establish Islamic rule after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.
In an Internet audio message, Ayman al-Zawahri warns the "honest and free people" of Egypt and Tunisia not to allow America and others steal the fruits of their uprisings by allowing them to install puppet regimes.
It's Al-Zawahri's fourth message since the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. The 28-minute recording was posted on a militant website Friday.
He also urged Yemenis to continue their struggle to topple President Ali Abdullah Saleh's regime, which he said turned Yemen into an American spy base. Yemen is home to an al-Qaeda offshoot.
Before becoming deputy al-Qaeda leader, the Egyptian al-Zawahri headed the Al-Jihad extremist group that battled Mubarak's regime.
Meanwhile, authorities in Egypt said referendum on amendments to Egypt's constitution will take place on March 19. The Egyptian government issued the statement on its Facebook page, quoting the ruling Supreme Council for the Armed Forces.
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