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Yemen tribe demands apology for civilian drone deaths
[Al Ahram] Angry relatives of Yemeni civilians killed in a drone strike, which Sanaa insists hit Al-Qaeda chiefs, have demanded an apology and compensation, warning of tribal protests, an official said Saturday.The Supreme Security Committee said late Friday that an air strike that killed 17 people, mostly civilians, near Rada in the central province of Bayda, had targeted Al-Qaeda. Tribal mediators headed for the capital on Saturday, a day after they succeeded in calming protesters who blocked the road between Rada and Sanaa during the funeral of 13 relatives said to be all civilians, the official said. "The first demand is an end to strikes. They also want financial and moral compensation," the official said. The security committee headed by President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi said Thursday's strike targeted "a car that belonged to one of the leaders of Al-Qaeda". "On board the vehicle... were top leaders who plotted several terrorist attacks against the armed forces, police, civilians and vital government installations," it said in a statement carried by the state news agency Saba. Posted by: Fred 2013-12-15 |
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