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The Yemeni air force have bombed the home of a suspected al-Qaeda leader, a week after the military said he had died, official and tribal sources say. | The Yemeni air force have bombed the home of a suspected al-Qaeda leader, a week after the military said he had died, official and tribal sources say. |
The attack on the home of Ayed al-Shabwani was met with anti-aircraft fire from his village, AFP News agency reported, quoting a tribal source. | The attack on the home of Ayed al-Shabwani was met with anti-aircraft fire from his village, AFP News agency reported, quoting a tribal source. |
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula had denied Mr Shabwani had been killed in the 15 January attack in north Yemen. | Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula had denied Mr Shabwani had been killed in the 15 January attack in north Yemen. |
No figures on casualties have yet been released for this latest attack. | No figures on casualties have yet been released for this latest attack. |
The attacks on the house and farm in Marib province were continuing into Wednesday afternoon, AFP said. | |
The attack is part of a continuing crackdown on al-Qaeda militants by the Sanaa government after the organisation in the country was linked to an attempted bombing of a US-bound airliner on Christmas Day. | The attack is part of a continuing crackdown on al-Qaeda militants by the Sanaa government after the organisation in the country was linked to an attempted bombing of a US-bound airliner on Christmas Day. |
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