Related: Al-Zawahri mocks Bush over terrorism war

    DUBAI, Jan. 30 (Xinnuanet) -- Al Qaida's deputy leader Aymanal-Zawahri, in a video tape aired on Monday, said a recent U.S. airstrike targeting him had killed only innocent people.

    In the tape aired by Al Jazeera television on Monday,Zawahri, said: "U.S. warplanes have launched a raid ... on a village near Peshawar just after the Eid al-Adha (feast) in which 18 Muslim men, women and children were killed in their (U.S.) fight against jihad which they call terrorism."

    "They said this was intended to kill myself and four of my brothers but now the whole world has discovered the U.S. lies and their failure and brutality," Zawahri said, referring to the January air strike in Pakistan.

    "I will meet my fate (death) as set by God the Almighty butif my time did not come you (U.S. President George W.) Bush or all the powers on earth ... cannot bring it one second closer."

    Reacting to the new tape, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said: "The al Qaida leadership is clearly on the runand under a lot of pressure."

    The U.S. State Department said officials were analyzing the tape for its authenticity.

    Zawahri appeared in the video dressed in white and speaking directly to the camera in front of a black background. The video carried English subtitles. Enditem