August 4, 2012
(AFP)
ADEN — A suspected US drone strike killed five members of Al-Qaeda
travelling in the same vehicle late Saturday in eastern Yemen, a local official
told AFP.
"A drone fired two missiles at an all-terrain vehicle... killing
its five occupants, all members of Al-Qaeda," said the official, who
requested anonymity.
The attack happened near the village of Al-Qotn, in the province of
Hadramut, he added.
Security forces had deployed around the site of the strike and sealed it
off, said witnesses.
The United States is the only country that has drones in the region and
in recent months has been carrying out strikes on Al-Qaeda targets in the south
and east of the country and in the Arabian peninsula.
Al-Qaeda militants have carried out several deadly attacks against
Yemeni security services since President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, who has
repeatedly vowed to battle extremists, came to power this year.
In July, Yemen announced it had placed its security services on high
alert to prevent "terrorist" attacks after it uncovered a plot to
launch assaults against security and military checkpoints.
The Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is believed to be the
most effective and lethal branch of the global network.
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