American hostage Luke Somers killed during failed rescue attempt in Yemen

An American photojournalist held by al-Qaeda's Yemen branch has been killed in a failed rescue attempt, his sister said Saturday.

Lucy Somers told The Associated Press that she and her father learned of her 33-year-old brother Luke Somers' death from FBI agents Saturday.

"We ask that all of Luke's family members be allowed to mourn in peace," Lucy Somers said from London.

Luke Somers, a British-born American citizen, was apparently shot by his captors in the Yemeni province of Shabwa as the raid unfolded. He was badly wounded when the commandos got to him, dying before he reached a naval ship for treatment, a U.S. official told The New York Times Read more...

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