Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod. For the second time in 10 days, u. S. Special forces attempted to save an american journalist who was being held by an Al Qaeda Group in yemen. This attempt early this morning ended tragically in the death of 33yearold luke somers and another hostage, a 56yearold South African named pierre korkie. The u. S. Government says the two men were shot by their captors during the raid which was undertaken, according to government officials, because of intelligence that somers life was in imminent danger. Heres david martin. Reporter the deadline by which al qaeda threatened to execute somers was only hours away when a team of 40 u. S. Navy seals flew into yemen aboard osprix tilt rotor aircraft and hiked to a largewalled compound where he was held. As they approached the compound at 1 00 saturday morning, something perhaps a barking dog gave the seals away and. They were spotted by guards. A firefight broke out. This video posted on a jihadi web site purpo
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