American Hostage Is Killed During Rescue Attempt in Yemen, U.S. Official Says
An American journalist held for more than a year by Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen was killed during a rescue attempt by United States commandos late Friday, a senior United States official said.
The journalist, Luke Somers, 33, was apparently shot by his captors as the raid unfolded and was badly wounded when the commandos reached him, the official said Saturday. By the time Mr. Somers was flown to a United States naval ship in the region, he had died from his injuries, the official said.
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