Key Al Qaeda Figure Accidentally Blows Himself Up, U.S. Officials Say -- FOX News
U.S. officials had been watching him, but Fox News' sources insist the U.S. had nothing to do with his death.
A man whom the U.S. described as a key figure in Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula accidentally blew himself up, U.S. military officials told Fox News.
The officials say Nayif Al-Qahtani was "messing with a bomb" when it went off. U.S. officials had been watching him, but Fox News' sources insist the U.S. had nothing to do with his death.
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My Comment: Aside from this being good news, I am surprised that Saudi Arabia/Yemen are permitting US agents to monitor terrorists within their own borders. Both countries have been very reluctant in the past to permit such operations .... hmmmm .... I guess some things are changing for the better.