Yemeni families sue U.S., allege 'wrongful deaths' from drone strike


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The families of two Yemeni men killed in 2012 have sued the United States, alleging they were innocent bystanders hit by missiles from a U.S. drone strike and calling for an acknowledgement of their "unlawful deaths."

In a wrongful death lawsuit filed late Sunday, the families of Salem bin Ali Jaber and Waleed bin Ali Jaber said their deaths "violated the laws of war and norms of customary

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