June 02, 2007

U.S. Navy attacks al Qaeda suspect in Somalia: CNN | U.S. | Reuters

U.S. Navy attacks al Qaeda suspect in Somalia: CNN | U.S. | Reuters: "BOSSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy warship attacked a suspected al Qaeda target in northern Somalia, CNN reported, and residents said on Saturday missiles had pounded hills where foreign jihadists fled after clashing with locals.

There was no immediate news of casualties from Friday's strike, which unnamed sources told CNN was the second in six months to target a suspect in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, which killed 240 people.

A Pentagon spokesman declined to comment on the report." Read complete post here.