Saturday, December 6, 2014

Two Hostages Killed in Failed Rescue Attempt

An American photojournalist and a South African teacher held by al-Qaida militants in Yemen were killed Saturday during a failed U.S.-led rescue attempt, a raid President Barack Obama said he ordered over an "imminent danger" to the reporter.

Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula previously posted a video online threatening to kill photographer Luke Somers, prompting a second rescue attempt for him by American forces backed by Yemeni ground troops. But an aid group helping negotiate the release of South African Pierre Korkie said he was to be freed Sunday and his wife was told only that morning: "The wait is almost over."

More @ Breitbart

2 comments:

  1. I'm not going to say anything stupid like "he was asking for it" but the only thing I can think of as likely to get you in trouble in a Muslim country as wearing a Star of David
    charm is the gay pride bracelet he is wearing in that photo. Maybe that is a stock photo taken outside of Yemen. CH

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