Drone strike hits close to home [View all]
Drone strike hits close to home
Yemeni activist tweets personal account of US strike on his village
News of a recent US drone strike on Yemen broke from a single Twitter account on Wednesday night. Journalist and activist Farea al Muslimi's timeline filled with updates on the attack, which hit his village, Wessab in the province of Dhamar, Yemen. The strike killed Hamid Radman al Manea, also known as Hamid al Radmi, who was suspected of involvement with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Five AQAP suspects were killed in the blast, according to reports from the Associated Press and Agence France-Presse.
On Twitter, al Muslimi shared his reaction to the attack:
Farea Al-muslimi
@almuslimi
#USA taught me English 1 day & took my life frm super miserable 2 very promising. 2day, it droned my village. The most divided feeling ever
Al Muslimi shared information he knew about al Radmi, who reportedly rejected claims of affiliation with AQAP and, despite past involvement with the Yemeni army, was known more recently for working closely with the government on social issues
http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201304182118-0022687
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