Ahmed Hijazi
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Ahmed Hijazi (d. 2002) was a United States citizen killed by the U.S. CIA during a covert mission in Yemen in November 2002. The CIA used an RQ-1 Predator remote-controlled pilotless drone to shoot the Hellfire missile that killed Ahmed Hijazi and five other suspected al-Qaida operatives as they rode in a vehicle 100 miles east of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.
Hijazi was traveling with Abu Ali al-Harithi, a suspected mastermind of the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole.
Hijazi's killing is the first known case of the U.S. government intentionally killing an American citizen in a country considered at peace with the United States.
The George W. Bush administration, citing the authority of a presidential finding that permits covert actions against Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida network, considered al-Harithi and his traveling party a justifiable military target.
References
- 'Lackawanna 6' Link To Yemen Killings?
- U.S. Citizen Among Those Killed In Yemen Predator Missile Strike
