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Drone Strike Rings in Second Landmark Drone Hearing
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/11/19-10
Yemeni delegation addresses lawmakers Tuesday on impact US foreign policy is having on families and communities
Drone Strike Rings in Second Landmark Drone Hearing
- Lauren McCauley, staff writer
Published on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 by Common Dreams
As Yemeni Faisal Jabar prepared to address U.S. lawmakers Tuesday about the drone strike that killed two members of his family, media reports confirmed new casualties following a U.S. airstrike near his village.
At least three men were killed when an airstrike hit a car traveling in the Ghayl Bawazir area of Hadramout. Local witnesses told the Associated Press that the strike came from a U.S. drone aircraft and a Yemeni official confirmed that their government had not carried out any strikes in the area.
Witnesses told Xinhua that "fire engulfed the vehicle soon after the attack" and a "powerful explosion was heard after the attack." Reportedly the identities of those killed were "unclear."
The attack occurred hours before a delegation from Yemen prepared to appear before a Congressional briefing Tuesday to testify on the impact U.S. drone strikes have had on their families, their communities and "their efforts for a democratic transition in Yemen."