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| Dozens killed in Yemen air strike | Dozens killed in Yemen air strike |
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| At least 30 suspected al-Qaeda militants have been killed by an air strike in a remote mountainous area of Yemen, security officials say. | |
| An unnamed official told reporters the strike took place as dozens of militants gathered in Shabwa province, east of the capital, Sanaa. | An unnamed official told reporters the strike took place as dozens of militants gathered in Shabwa province, east of the capital, Sanaa. |
| Two senior al-Qaeda commanders in the Arabian peninsula could be among the dead, he said. | Two senior al-Qaeda commanders in the Arabian peninsula could be among the dead, he said. |
| Al-Qaeda has carried out frequent attacks in Yemen in recent months. | Al-Qaeda has carried out frequent attacks in Yemen in recent months. |
| The Saudi government has recently expressed its concern about the resurgence of the movement in the region. | The Saudi government has recently expressed its concern about the resurgence of the movement in the region. |
| 'Planning attacks' | 'Planning attacks' |
| AFP news agency quoted the security official as saying Saudis and Iranians had been at the meeting. | AFP news agency quoted the security official as saying Saudis and Iranians had been at the meeting. |
| "We are still unsure if two of the top leaders have been killed or not," Reuters news agency quoted him as saying. | "We are still unsure if two of the top leaders have been killed or not," Reuters news agency quoted him as saying. |
| Yemeni forces have intensified their campaign against militants | |
| "One of them is the Saudi al-Qaeda member Nasser al-Weheshi." | "One of them is the Saudi al-Qaeda member Nasser al-Weheshi." |
| Another official told AFP that the suspected militants had been meeting to plan terror attacks in Yemen, in retaliation for Yemeni military air strikes carried out last week. | Another official told AFP that the suspected militants had been meeting to plan terror attacks in Yemen, in retaliation for Yemeni military air strikes carried out last week. |
| Reuters news agency cited a security official saying that a radical Muslim preacher linked to the US army psychiatrist charged over the fatal shooting of 13 people at a US army base was suspected to be among those killed. | |
| Yemen-based al-Qaeda sympathiser Anwar al-Awlaki, who was released from a Yemeni prison last year, and Maj Nidal Hasan had exchanged e-mails before the shooting at Fort Hood last month, US officials say. | |
| Last week, Yemeni officials said they had killed 34 suspected al-Qaeda militants and arrested 17 in operations in Abyan province in the south and in Arhab, north of Sanaa. | Last week, Yemeni officials said they had killed 34 suspected al-Qaeda militants and arrested 17 in operations in Abyan province in the south and in Arhab, north of Sanaa. |
| Officials said the militants had allegedly been planning multiple suicide attacks, with eight of them preparing explosive vests at the time of the raids. | Officials said the militants had allegedly been planning multiple suicide attacks, with eight of them preparing explosive vests at the time of the raids. |
| Analysts say Yemen, the ancestral home of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, has long been an ideal base for jihadists. | |
| With its rugged mountains and traditionally weak central authority, it is terrain well suited to militant groups looking for hiding places and training camps. | With its rugged mountains and traditionally weak central authority, it is terrain well suited to militant groups looking for hiding places and training camps. |