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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 7 Dec 2014

    US forces who tried to rescue Luke Somers from captors in #Yemen unaware of identity of other hostage - US officialhttp://bbc.in/1s0zqIs 

    2:03 AM - 7 Dec 2014
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      1. Mauritz van Aswegen‏ @cmauritz9 7 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking when the US is involved no one wins. #notsospecialforces RIP #PierreKorkie

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      1. Luke‏ @OneBigNut_ 7 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking hey that's my name!

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      2. p u l u m o‏ @JPMohapeloa 7 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking no disrespect to men & women of the Core but maybe this should have been a NavySeal as opposed to Special Forces op #Yemen

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      1. Vusi Succeed‏ @VusiSucceed1 8 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking #PierreKorkie how would US react if an American was killed in trying to release a SAfrican a day before his release."

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      1. Shmulik & Assoc.‏ @shmulikelartist 8 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking we need evidence, do we look so naive?

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      1. adrianbello‏ @aricubello 7 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking

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      2. Safazz‏ @SaffaZimbo 7 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: US army who tried to rescue #LukeSomers from #Yemen unaware of other hostage ID http://bbc.in/1s0zqIs ” Aholes #PierreKorkie

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      3. Queen of Sheba 1st‏ @charmskil 7 Dec 2014
        Replying to @SaffaZimbo

        @SaffaZimbo don't believe that for one minute

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      1. Juan Garcia‏ @305Garcia 7 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking it's sad to see how many ignorant and uneducated comments are made.

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      1. Bushfiretours‏ @jaytourssafaris 7 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews how many hostages were there

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      1. David Welsh‏ @capespine 7 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking: non-American. Child of a lesser God?

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      1. Foxyrod‏ @Foxyrod 7 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking if it weren't for violent muslims the USA wouldn't need to launch rescue attempts...worth remembering

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      1. Nasiru Lawal‏ @nasirbatag 7 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking

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      1. Ivan Marqs‏ @ivanmarqs400 7 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking not good to keep in this way, must to talk.

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      1. Steve Marsden‏ @steve2366 7 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking hmm hostage rescue is never an exact science. Nothin goes to plan! SAS taught the yanks everything they know

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      1. Elizabeth Jones‏ @liz5634 7 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Just shows that their intelligence is either c**p or they just use what they know for their own ends. Just cannot trust the US!

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      1. percysiganporia‏ @percysig 7 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking 'Dumb and Dumber'- US competency to conduct surgical strikes needs serious upgrade to qualify as barely competent

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      1. Kim‏ @Kimbo007 7 Dec 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld #Yemen So much for doing a bit of research.

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