Awlaki whacked in Yemen Hell Fire attack

BBC:

The US-born radical Islamist cleric and suspected al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki has been killed in Yemen, the country's defence ministry reported.
Unnamed US administration officials confirmed the reports.
Awlaki, of Yemeni descent, has been on the run in Yemen since December 2007.
The US had named him a "specially designated global terrorist" for his alleged role in a number of attacks and US President Barack Obama is said to have personally ordered his killing.
The defence ministry statement said only that he died "along with some of his companions".
It gave no further details of his death.
But tribal sources told AFP news agency Awlaki was killed in an air strike in the eastern Marib province, said to be an al-Qaeda stronghold.
It is not clear whether he was killed by Yemeni forces or a US drone strike.
The death was also announced on Yemeni TV.
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There  is more on Awlaki in the Telegraph story.   He is tied to the Fort Hood shooter and to the underpants bomber.  He was also tied to an attempt to use printer cartridges as bombs on delivery planes.  He is described as a skilled English speaking propagandist and some have tied him to the 9-11 attacks in an indirect way.  He was clearly an enemy of the US and it is likely that anyone with him probably is like wise.  I hope the reports of his demise are correct.

The stories do not confirm the nature of the attack, but the US has been bulking up its drone fleet in the area and the drones have Hell Fire missiles has their primary weapon.

This NY Times story confirms he was killed by a US drone firing a Hell Fire missile.

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