Radical US-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki 'killed'
Radical US-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki has been killed with several other suspected al-Qaeda operatives, according to the Yemen defence ministry.
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U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki Photo: REUTERS
"The terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki has been killed along with some of his companions," it said in a statement sent by text message to journalists, but gave no details.
A Yemeni security official said Awlaki, who is of Yemeni descent, was hit in an air raid and said those killed with him were suspected al-Qaeda members.
It was not immediately clear if Yemeni forces had carried out the raid or if Awlaki had been killed by a US drone strike. A US drone aircraft targeted but missed Alwaki in May. .
US officials were not immediately available for comment.
Awlaqi had been implicated in a botched attempt by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to bomb a U.S.-bound plane in 2009. US authorities have branded him a "global terrorist" but Sanaa had previously appeared reluctant to act against him.
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Eloquent in English and Arabic, Awlaki encouraged attacks on the United States and was seen as a man who could draw in more al Qaeda recruits from Western countries.
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