12 suspected Qaeda militants killed in south Yemen
Twelve suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in overnight bombings and clashes near Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province in south Yemen, a military officer and a local official said on Tuesday.
“The Yemeni air force carried out a number of strikes on Al-Khamila south of Zinjibar where al Qaeda members were hiding … killing seven and wounding others,” the military officer said, adding that various pieces of equipment belonging to the jihadists were also destroyed.
Witnesses said that a number of residents were wounded in the strikes, although most had fled before the air raids began. Some houses were also damaged, they said.