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Obama says he takes full responsibility for hostage deaths

President Barack Obama says he takes "full responsibility" for a counterterrorism operation that inadvertently killed an American and an Italian hostage held by al-Qaeda. Obama says he profoundly regrets the deaths of Warren Weinstein and Giovanni Lo Porto.

 

The president says the men were killed during a mission that targeted an al-Qaeda compound in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan. He says the mission was "fully consistent" with guidelines for conducting counterterrorism missions in the region.

 


פרסום ראשון: 04.23.15, 17:33