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American hostage killed during rescue attempt

Luke Sommers, a 33-year-old freelance photographer who was abducted by Al Qaeda in September 2013, was killed on Friday by the terrorist group when U.S. special operations forces tried to rescue him. NBC’s chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel reports.
By TODAY

Luke Sommers, a 33-year-old freelance photographer who was abducted by Al Qaeda in September 2013, was killed on Friday by the terrorist group when U.S. special operations forces tried to rescue him. NBC’s chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel reports.