Friday, December 13, 2013

Remember, in the olden days, when errors like this were George Bush's fault? Air strike kills 15 civilians in Yemen by mistake: officials

Air strike kills 15 civilians in Yemen by mistake: officials | Reuters:
"Fifteen people on their way to a wedding in Yemen were killed in an air strike after their party was mistaken for an al Qaeda convoy, local security officials said on Thursday.

The officials did not identify the plane in the strike in central al-Bayda province, but tribal and local media sources said that it was a drone.

"An air strike missed its target and hit a wedding car convoy, ten people were killed immediately and another five who were injured died after being admitted to the hospital," one security official said."

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