Eric thomas joins us with the details. It came down to kill rather than capture for u. S. Counterterrorism officials tracking down an al qaeda cell in pakistan in january. A drone strike took out several terrorists. The white house confirmed today a pair of kidnap victims one of them american were among the dead. As a husband and as a father, i ask not begin to imagine the anguish that the weinstein and low pore toe families are enduring today. Reporter it was a somber and surprisingly personal message by the president , confirming the two men were killed in a january drone strike and the administration is grieving over their loss. Dr. Warren weinstein was an American International aid worker from maryland. Giovanni lo porto was an aid worker from italy both held hostage by al qaeda for years. It was concluded that capturing the al qaeda cell was impossible so they decided to wipe it out. They didnt know the hostages were there. It is a cruel and bitter truth that in the fog of war gen
The white house this afternoon says a u. S. Counterterrorism operation accidentally killed this american held by alqaida for the past four years. American doctor Warren Weinstein who lived in rockville before going to work in pakistan as a contractor was abducted by operatives in 2011. He and an italian hostage were killed in a january drone strike along the border of afghanistan and pakistan. The local doctors wife says she and her children are devastated. The president spoke moments ago saying he profoundly regrets what happened. President obama as a husband and a father, i cannot begin to understand the anguish that theyre going through today. There are no words that can ever equal their loss and know there is nothing i can ever say or do to ease their heartache. Today, i simply want to say this. As president and as commanderinchief, i take full responsibility for all our Counterterrorism Operations including the one that inadvertently took the lives of warren and giovanni. John whi
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