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US families drop drone deaths lawsuit

The families of three Americans killed in drone strikes in Yemen in 2011 have abandoned a lawsuit against the United States.

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The families of three Americans killed in drone strikes in Yemen in 2011 have abandoned a lawsuit against the United States.

The suit contended the US government killed the men illegally.

North America correspondent John Stempin told Phillippa Carisbrooke about those killed.

(Click on the audio tab above to hear the full interview)

 


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