According to local media reports US drones strikes killed five people whom the U.S. suspected were Al-Qaeda militants Saturday after their vehicles were hit by U.S. missiles in the southern part of the Yemen.
The target of the air raid was a supposed "Al-Qaeda convoy" of two pick-up trucks in the east of the Lahj province, the Xinhua news agency reported Sunday, quoting an unnamed Yemeni security official.
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Two air strikes were launched by US aircraft which completely destroyed the two vehicles carrying persons who were suspected of being Al-Qaeda members.
Five people were killed with no reports as to whether the victims of the US drone strike were actually connected to Al-Qaeda in anyway.
Some of the dead were believed to be foreign citizens an official was quoted as saying to the Chinese news agency.
Washington has intensified its aggressive drone strikes in Yemen since it closed its diplomatic mission in the capital Sanaa last Sunday claiming there was some threat by Al-Qaeda.
US drone strikes have killed over 30 people since July 27, 2013
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