Al-Awlaki, U.S.-Born Cleric Linked To Al-Qaida, Is Dead, U.S. And Yemen Say
Headlines, Liberty Friday, September 30th, 2011
By MARK MEMMOTT, NPR
Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born Muslim cleric who in recent years became a spokesman known worldwide for his championing of al-Qaida’s arm in Yemen and who was on a list of suspected terrorists U.S. forces had been authorized to kill, is dead, authorities in the U.S. and Yemen say.
Word of his death came early this morning when, as The Associated Press reported, Yemen’s Defense Ministry announced the news.
In the hours since, officials have told news outlets that it was a U.S. operation — involving a drone and jets — that killed al-Awlaki.
“The 40-year-old al-Awlaki” the AP adds, “is believed to have inspired and even plotted or helped coordinate some of the recent attacks on the U.S., including the failed Christmas Day 2009 bombing of an airliner heading for Detroit, Mich., and the also unsuccessful plot to send mail bombs on planes from Yemen to the United States in October.”
To read more, visit: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/09/30/140945123/yemen-says-al-awlaki-al-qaidas-english-speaking-voice-is-dead
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