Air strikes kill 7 militants in Yemen

15 Jul, 2011

Air strikes in south Yemen killed at least seven militants, a security official said on Thursday, while armed tribesmen entered the city of Zinjibar to try and wrest it from militant control. The official said there were likely more casualties in the two air strikes north of Zinjibar, capital of Abyan province, but that militants had dragged bodies away from the area. At least 35 people were wounded, he said.

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