Home > U.S. drone strike accidentally killed two hostages

News
U.S. drone strike accidentally killed two hostages

Description

In a press conference on Thursday U.S. President Barack Obama formally apologized for a drone strike that killed aid workers Warren Weinstein, an American held by Al Qaeda since 2011, and Giovanni Lo Porto, an Italian held since 2012.

Added on the 23/04/2015 22:46:48 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media

To customise your video :

Or Create an account

More videos on the subject

  • US drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians 'a tragic mistake': US general

    US Central Command commander General Kenneth McKenzie admits the United States made a "mistake" when it launched a drone strike against suspected Islamic State militants in the Afghan capital Kabul on August 29, confirming that it killed 10 civilians instead. "The strike was a tragic mistake," McKenzie tells reporters at a Pentagon briefing after an investigation.  SOUNDBITE

    17/09/2021 - AFPTV - First images
  • Pentagon confirms Khorasan group leader killed in drone strike

    The Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday that the leader of al-Qaeda splinter organization the Khorasan group was killed earlier this month, Reuters reported.Muhsin al-Fadhli, part of the terrorist group Khorasan, was traveling on July 8 near Sarmada, a town in northwestern Syria close to the Turkish border when a U.S. drone targeted and struck his vehicle.

    22/07/2015 - Reuters - Next Media
  • ISIS recruiter killed in NATO drone strike

    An ISIS recruiter was killed in a NATO drone strike on Monday when he was crossing the desert in his car with five other people, according to Afghan officials.

    10/02/2015 - Reuters - Next Media
  • Al Shabaab leader killed in US drone strike

    31/12/2014 - Reuters - Next Media
  • Aftermath of drone strike in Lebanon's Sidon

    First responders gather and extinguish flames after a drone strike on a car in the Lebanese city of Sidon, in the south of the country. IMAGES

    21/08/2024 - AFPTV - First images

More videosNews

Watch video of  - DemainEntreprendre - épisode 12 - Label : Economie wallonne -
News

DemainEntreprendre - épisode 12

29/04/2021 12:55:32