A US drone strike Wednesday on a house and car in Yemen’s restive southeastern Shabwa province killed nine people, believed to be Al-Qaeda militants, a tribal source said.
“A US drone struck a house where Al-Qaeda militants were meeting, and a car nearby,” in the town of Azzan in Shabwa province early in the morning, a tribal source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
He said “nine people were killed in the explosions.”
A local medic confirmed the toll.
‘US drone strike’ against Qaeda in Yemen kills 9: source
