Report: al-Zarqawi killed by explosions in Mosul. (Hat tip: Carl.)

At least one Arab television media outlet reported that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the head of the al-Qaida in Iraq, was killed in Iraq on Sunday afternoon when eight terrorists blew themselves up in the in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

The unconfirmed report claimed that the explosions occurred after coalition forces surrounded the house in which al-Zarqawi was hiding.

UPDATE at 11/20/05 2:15:42 pm:

The Associated Press has the story, about 4 hours after LGF: Al-Zarqawi May Be Among Dead in Iraq Fight.