Sanaa, Nov 15 (TIWN) Three people suspected of being members of the Yemen-based branch of the Al Qaeda terror group were killed in a drone strike, a military official said.

“Missiles fired by a US drone struck a vehicle passing on road between the provinces of al-Bayda and Shabwa in the country’s southern part,” the official told Xinhua news agency.  The airstrike resulted in the deaths of the three people, while two civilians were also injured, he said.