Two Qaeda militants killed in Yemen: defence ministry

Two Al-Qaeda militants were killed in south Yemen on Thursday, the defence ministry said.

By Mars Daily Editorial Team · Editorial process

Published May 4, 2011

Two Al-Qaeda militants were killed in south Yemen on Thursday, the defence ministry said. Witnesses said they died in an air strike.

Witnesses said a missile fired by an aircraft targeted the two brothers, Abdullah and Mubarak al-Harad, who were in a car in the province of Shabwa, where Al-Qaeda is well entrenched. The men died instantly.

A third person was wounded in the attack in the town of Nissab, the witnesses added.

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