American Jewish hostage Warren Weinstein – who was captured by al-Qaeda in 2011 – was killed in January by an American drone, it was revealed today.
The aid worker was abducted by terrorists from his home in Lahore, Pakistan. According to his daughter, Alisa Weinstein, the gunmen posed as neighbours offering food before abducting her father.
The White House confirmed that Mr Weinstein, who worked with the United States Agency for International Development, was one of two captives killed in the counter-terror operation which targeted the compound.
Gershon Baskin, an Israeli negotiator who assisted in the release of Gilad Shalit, wrote on Facebook: “I met [Mr Weinstein’s] wife a couple of years ago and some friends of his who asked me to see if I could help secure his freedom. They put me in contact with a private security company in London.
