Bilal el-Berjawi was suspected of being an al-Qaida operative who helped recruit and train al-Shabaab Islamist militants in Somalia. His family deny the allegations. Photograph: Feisal Omar/Reuters
British al-Qaida Suspect Killed In US Drone Attack In Somalia -- The Guardian
Bilal el-Berjawi, from London, reportedly died in air strike outside Mogadishu while allegedly fighting alongside Islamist insurgents.
An alleged al-Qaida member from London is reported to have been killed in a missile attack launched by a US drone while he was fighting alongside Islamist insurgents in Somalia.
Bilal el-Berjawi, 27, is said to have died when three missiles fired by the unmanned aircraft hit his car on the outskirts of Mogadishu.
His wife is understood to have given birth to a child in a London hospital a few hours before the strike, prompting suspicions among relatives that his location was pinpointed as a result of a telephone conversation between the couple.
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Update: Al Qaeda Official Killed in Somalia -- Wall Street Journal
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.... His wife is understood to have given birth to a child in a London hospital a few hours before the strike, prompting suspicions among relatives that his location was pinpointed as a result of a telephone conversation between the couple.
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