A suspected US spy drone crashed near the south Yemen town of Loder on Tuesday before al Qaeda gunmen made off with the wreckage, a police official and witnesses said. The drone crashed in Jahayn village near Loder, in Yemen's Abyan province where al Qaeda has a strong presence, and was found by local residents, the official told AFP.
Witnesses said residents called in police, who collected the debris. But as they headed to a police station about 30 kilometres (18 miles) away, al Qaeda gunmen in cars intercepted the police and hijacked the wreckage. There were no reports of casualties. The police official said the drone was a Predator, which is used for reconnaissance but can also be armed with missiles.
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