Yemeni Air Strike May Have Killed Cleric Linked to Ft. Hood Attack

(Washington Post) Sudarsan Raghavan - Yemeni forces killed at least 30 suspected militants in an air strike Thursday in southeastern Yemen. The dead may include Anwar al-Aulaqi, the extremist Yemeni-American preacher linked to the suspected gunman in last month's deadly Fort Hood attack. A Yemeni government official said the apparent target of the strike was Aulaqi's house, where al-Qaeda leaders were believed to have gathered.


2009-12-24 08:23:07

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