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Three suspected Al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen

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IANS Sanaa

Three suspected Al Qaeda militants were killed in a US drone attack in Yemen's Shabwa province, a military official said on Monday.

"The US attack late on Sunday night destroyed a small pick-up vehicle loaded with weapons and explosives in Khora area," the official told Xinhua news agency.

"The victims were attempting to move weapons which they looted last month," the official said.

A tribal official said "an Al Qaeda car filled with arms was shelled and that caused huge explosions".

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First Published: Mar 02 2015 | 2:00 PM IST

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