Drone reportedly kills alleged tanker attacker in Yemen
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Yemen's military says a U.S. drone strike has killed a top Al Qaeda militant wanted for allegedly masterminding a 2002 attack on a French oil tanker.
The Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday that Khaled Batis, wanted in connection with the attack on the Limburg off the coast of Yemen that killed one person, was among five militants riding a vehicle struck by a drone Friday in the southern city of Hadramawt.
Military officials said earlier that the drone was American.
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The U.S. frequently targets militants in Yemen with drone strikes and also advises the country's ground forces, though it rarely acknowledges its role.