Islamist Cleric Anwar Awlaki Killed in Yemen
Anwar al-Awlaki (Photo: Wiki Commons)
US-born radical Islamist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, a key al-Qaeda leader, has been killed in Yemen, the country’s defense ministry said.
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