Two Qaeda members killed in clash with Yemen Army

Sana’a: A security official in Yemen says soldiers killed two suspected members of al Qaeda wanted by police and arrested a third in an exchange of fire at a highway checkpoint near the country`s Red Sea coast.

The clash took place yesterday in al-Hudaydah province, an al Qaeda stronghold, and wounded two officers.

The security official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to journalists.

He said the three men used fake identity cards to pass one checkpoint but were stopped at another and opened fire in an attempt to escape.

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, an offshoot of Osama bin Laden`s terror network, was formed a year ago when Yemen and Saudi militant groups merged.

PTI