Al Qaida chief dies of drone wounds

Al Qaida’s number two in Yemen has died of wounds he suffered in a drone attack in southern Yemen last year, the country’s official news agency said today.

Al Qaida chief dies of drone wounds

Al Qaida’s number two in Yemen has died of wounds he suffered in a drone attack in southern Yemen last year, the country’s official news agency said today.

Saeed al-Shihri, a Saudi national who fought in Afghanistan and spent six years in the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, was injured in a missile attack in the southern city of Saada on November 28, according to the Saba news agency.

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