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August 21, 2014

Yemen: Victims of U.S. Drone Strike on Wedding Party Got $1 Million Payout 
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The family members of 12 people killed and others injured in a U.S.
drone strike on a wedding party in Yemen last year have received
condolence payments totaling more than $1 million. Documents provided by
the group Reprieve to the Washington Post show the payment ostensibly
came from the Yemeni government, but the high amount suggests the U.S.
government is providing reimbursement. The documents also show the
identities of those killed. They include a 29-year-old man identified as
an associate of a Yemeni group working against Islamist militancy.

 

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