Yemen al-Qaida branch says top cleric killed in drone attack over weekend

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

CAIRO -- Yemen's al-Qaida branch announced Tuesday its top cleric, a Saudi-national who has had a $5 million bounty on his head, has been killed, allegedly in a drone attack.

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