June 08 2010
A human-rights group says that U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles were used in a December strike on Al-Qaida militants in Yemen that killed women and children, the BBC reports.
Amnesty International released images that purportedly show remnants of a Tomahawk. Yemen is not known to have cruise missiles.
The group also alleged that cluster bombs were used in the attack, calling such a move "grossly irresponsible."
U.S. officials previously indicated that American troops...
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