Somali Commander Vows Revenge against U.S.

A senior commander of Somalia's insurgency has vowed to avenge the U.S. raid that killed one of Africa's most wanted al Qaeda suspects.

The al-Shabab commander told The Associated Press on Tuesday the insurgent group will try to retaliate against America for the raid that killed Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan in southern Somalia on Monday. The commander spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

Nabhan is a Kenyan wanted for questioning in connection with the car bombing of a beach resort in Kenya and the near simultaneous attempt to shoot down an Israeli airliner in 2002. Ten Kenyans and three Israelis were killed in the blast at the hotel. The missiles missed the airliner.