Yemen says al-Qaeda deputy Said al-Shehri killed in airstrike
1,293 views · Published 12 October 2012 · 0:35 · Indexed 23 October 2026
Channel: News Direct · 2012 · News & Politics
Said al-Shehri, the No. 2 leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has reportedly been killed in a military operation in eastern Yemen, a Yemeni government website said. Shehri was travelling in a car with six others on Monday when he was killed in a "qualitative operation" by Yemen's military in Hadramout province, according to the Yemeni Ministry of Defense website. No further details were provided. There are conflicting reports as to how al-Shehri died. The BBC quotes official sources as saying Shehri was killed in an air strike in the the Wadi Ain area of Hadramawt. A Yemeni security source quoted by Reuters said Shehri was killed in Hadramout last Wednesday by a US drone. According to the BBC, Yemen has previously said it had killed Shehri. His death has not been confirmed.
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