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December 3, 2010

Amnesty Intl: Cables Confirm U.S. Attack Killed Yemeni Civilians
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According to Amnesty International, the leaked embassy cables also
confirm reports of massive civilian casualties in a U.S. attack on Yemen
one year ago. The cables disclosed that the Yemeni government agreed to
falsely claim they were carrying out missile strikes that were actually
coming from the U.S. military. Yemen’s Deputy Prime Minister is quoted
mentioning the Abyan strike, in which dozens of local residents were
killed, including 21 children. In June, Amnesty released photographs
showing the remnants of U.S.-sourced bombs at the site of the attack.



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