US Commandos Kill Al Qaeda Guy In Somalia

An American Special Forces team took out Saleh ali Saleh Nabhan, a senior al Qaeda operative who was suspected of bombing the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania ten years ago. A helicopter carrying the commandos took off from a Navy warship, shot Nabhan from the air, then landed to recover his body so that his identity could be confirmed. President Obama authorized the shoot and snatch operation.

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