May 24, 2012

Al-Awlaki strike did not kill bombmaker

Al-Awlaki strike did not kill bombmaker
Al-Qaeda’s bombmaker in Yemen apparently wasn’t among the victims of a U.S. drone strike, disappointing U.S. officials who thought last week’s attack might have claimed a third key figure in the terrorist organization. U.S. intelligence officials had said the strike that killed U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and an American propagandist, Samir Kahn, Friday appeared to have also taken out a bombmaker tied to efforts to bring down jets in 2009 and 2010. …