Seven Saudi militants killed, Yemen reports
SANAA, Yemen – At least seven suspected militants from Saudi Arabia were among the alleged al-Qaida members killed in Yemen in a recent wave of U.S. drone strikes, senior Yemeni officials said Friday, suggesting that Saudis are increasingly crossing the border to carry funds or seek terrorist training.
With several U.S. diplomatic posts closed temporarily in Africa and the Middle East this week amid a global alert about terrorism, Washington evacuated most of its personnel from Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city.
The U.S., along with Britain, also flew diplomatic staff out of Yemen’s capital of Sanaa this week because of terror threats.
The drone strikes occurred in areas where the terrorist group enjoys protection from anti-government tribes or hides in mountainous areas.
Mexican court orders drug lord to be freed
MEXICO CITY – Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero walked free Friday after 28 years in prison when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnap and killing of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent, a brutal murder that marked a low point in U.S.-Mexico relations.
The court ruled that Caro Quintero was improperly tried in a federal court for a crime that should have been treated as a state offense.
Prison officials were notified of the ruling Thursday, and an official at the Jalisco state prosecutors’ office said the 61-year-old drug lord left prison before dawn on Friday.
News media were not alerted until hours after the release, and it was unclear whether U.S. authorities had received prior notification.
Associated Press
