Al Qaeda kills American hostage during raid by U.S. forces in Yemen

CNN reports:

Al Qaeda militants killed American hostage Luke Somers in Yemen during a raid conducted by U.S. forces to rescue him, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday.

President Barack Obama ordered the raid because "there were compelling reasons to believe Mr. Somers' life was in imminent danger," he said.

During the raid Friday, the militants also killed a second hostage who was not a U.S. citizen.

A sad story.