Hagel: U.S. hostage ‘murdered’ in Yemen
Luke Somers, shown in 2013, was abducted in September of that year from the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. (Hani Mohammed/AP)
An American journalist was killed by al-Qaeda militants in Yemen during an attempt by U.S. forces to rescue him from captivity, the Pentagon said Saturday. Another hostage, a South African, also perished.
Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the Arabian Peninsula threatened to kill Luke Somers, an American photojournalist, after U.S. commandos attempted to free him. (Reuters)
