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US drone strike may have killed al Qaida propaganda chief Abu Hajar al-Makki

US drone strike may have killed al Qaida propaganda chief Abu Hajar al-Makki

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Another strike killed two more al Qaida terrorists in the area, AFP quoted tribal sources as informing.

A US drone strike has killed a top al Qaida terrorist in Yemen, newswire AFP reported.

AFP quoting tribal sources said Saudi-born propaganda chief of al Qaida Abu Hajar al-Makki and three other terrorists were killed after a drone blew up a vehicle in Wadi Obeida in the eastern part of Sanaa.

Another strike killed two more al Qaida terrorists in the area, AFP quoted tribal sources as informing.

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However, the US government is yet to confirm the strike.

The US has said it has killed several al Qiadamembers in the Arabian peninsulain the past few months