Jemen

[Schneemann]

Al Qaeda militants killed in Yemeni airstrikes

(CNN) -- Yemeni jets launched an aerial assault Thursday against suspected senior al Qaeda operatives meeting in a remote location, and about 30 militants were killed, according to the Yemen news agency SABA.

Without mentioning a number, the Yemeni Embassy in Washington said in a news release, "Preliminary reports suggest that the strike targeted scores of Yemeni and foreign al Qaeda operatives." One of the militants may have been the radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, the embassy said.

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