Two Al-Qaeda leaders killed in Yemeni airstrike
By ANIMonday, March 15, 2010
SAANA - At least two Al-Qaeda leaders have been reportedly killed in an airstrike launched by the Yemeni Air Force in its Abyan Province on Sunday.
In a statement released by Yemen’s embassy in Washington, the Air Force had struck at an Al-Qaeda hideout ahead of a likely terror attack.
“Al-Qaeda group was planning an imminent attack on a strategic installation in retaliation for stepped-up counterterrorism efforts,” The Fox News quoted the statement, as saying.
Yemen has recently boosted its counterterrorism efforts and is working along with U.S. intelligence officials following the expansion of Al-Qaeda network in the country.
The Al-Qaeda division in Yemen has been linked to the failed bombing attempt on a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day.
It has also been the subject of increased concern by U.S. counterterrorism officials. (ANI)
