A presumed United States (US) drone strike has killed four suspected members of Al Qaeda in central Yemen, a security official said on Wednesday.
The raid targeted their vehicle on Tuesday evening near the border of Baida and Shabwa provinces, the official said.
The US is the only country known to operate armed drones over Yemen.
It has kept up strikes on militants during months of fighting between pro-government forces and Shia Huthi rebels who control the capital.
Yemen, home to what the US considers Al Qaeda’s most dangerous affiliate, has been convulsed by unrest since the Houthis seized Sanaa in September last year.