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September 16, 2016

U.S. to Pay €1 Million to Family of Italian Aid Worker Killed in Drone Strike
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The U.S. Embassy in Rome has confirmed the Obama administration has
agreed to pay the family of an Italian aid worker killed in a CIA drone
strike in Pakistan last year 1 million euros, which is over $1 million.
President Obama has acknowledged and apologized for the operation, which
killed Giovanni Lo Porto and a U.S. government contractor named Warren
Weinstein. Despite hundreds of hours of surveillance, Obama said the
United States had not known that the hostages were present.
Topics:Drone Attacks Pakistan

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