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Al Qaida chief operative buried in Yemen after CIA strike
A top al Qaida suspect Qaed Salim Sinan al Harethi, described as Yemen’s chief al Qaida operative, was fatally hurt in a CIA Predator strike on Tuesday and buried in Yemen on Saturday along with five other men including a Yemeni American. In related regional violence, Israeli forces killed a wanted Islamic Jihad figure in the West Bank, triggering cross border clashes and a rocket incident in Gaza. In Ivory Coast, rebel leaders withdrew from peace talks after a government-led crackdown. In France, suspects connected to a Tunisian synagogue incident appeared before an anti extremism judge. Japan admitted long running citizen smuggling to North Korea. Florence saw a large antiwar and anti globalization protest amid security concerns. Slovenia heads to a presidential vote as Prime Minister Drnovsek seeks re election.