Two Hostages Killed in Counterterrorism Strike, Obama Says
The president says he’s directed a review of what happened.
Obama: `Profound Regret` Over Two Hostage Deaths
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An American and an Italian being held hostage were accidentally killed in a U.S. drone strike on an al-Qaeda compound in Pakistan earlier this year, and President Barack Obama said he takes full responsibility for the deaths.
Warren Weinstein, an American held by al-Qaeda since he was captured in Pakistan in 2011, and Giovanni Lo Porto, an Italian national who had been held by the group since 2012, were identified as the two hostages who died in the operation on the border with Afghanistan in January.