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Al Qaeda Claims Official Killed by U.S. Strike in Yemen

Smoke billows after an air strike hit the international airport of Yemen's capital Sanaa
Smoke billows after an air strike hit the international airport of Yemen's capital Sanaa / Reuters
May 7, 2015

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed that a U.S. air strike killed a senior official who appeared in several of the group's videos, including one taking responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, according to a SITE Intelligence Group report on Thursday.

Reuters could not independently verify the SITE report that senior official Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi was killed with his eldest son and other fighters in Yemen.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Emily Stephenson)

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