Al-Qaeda says sorry for attack that killed Pinoys

We’re ready to pay blood money, Al-Qaeda said, following its admission that a deadly December 5 attack on a Yemeni defense ministry hospital was a mistake. The brazen daylight attack on the defense ministry complex 56 people dead, including patients and foreign medics from the Philippines, Germany, Vietnam and India. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has already claimed responsibility for the attack and on December 21, its military chief said in an online video the assault on the hospital had not been authorized. The militants’ target was the ministry of defense, but one jihadist disobeyed orders, it said.

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