(Reuters) - A Yemeni air strike on two cars killed at least six suspected al Qaeda militants in northern Yemen on Friday, a Yemeni security official said. "Two cars carrying eight dangerous al Qaeda members were hit in an area between Saada and al-Jouf," the security official told Reuters. "Two may have survived and escaped," he added.Drat, blast, and damn.
We can always pray they have sucking chest wounds ...
| Or contract tetanus from a scratch, or sepsis...Or were watched from above as they joined another group of miscreants. Lots of desirable outcomes, actually. |
The source confirmed Qassem al-Reni was killed: "He is the al Qaeda military leader and senior planner of most operations in Yemen. "He escaped two previous airstrikes," he added.
The source said another al Qaeda militant, Ayed al-Shabwani, was killed in the same air strike.
Yemen had already intensified operations against al Qaeda since a Yemen-based wing of the group said it was behind a failed December 25 attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner.
Yemen declared open war on al Qaeda on Thursday and warned its citizens against aiding the global militant group.