Wednesday, May 08, 2013
ADEN (AFP)--Al Qaeda-linked suspects Wednesday shot dead three air force colonels from the strategic Al-Anad air base in the southern province of Lahij, a military official told AFP.
"Gunmen shot dead three pilots with the rank of colonel north of Huta (the provincial capital) as they were heading towards Al-Anad air base," said an army official, adding that the killers were "suspected of belonging to al Qaeda."
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
08-05-13 0734GMT
