Yemeni armed forces killed dozens of militants linked to al-Qaeda, including a leader of the group, and wounded others in the province of Abyan, Yemen's News Agency Saba reported Tuesday according to dpa. "Dozens of terrorists linked to al-Qaeda were killed, including a leader nicknamed Abu Sunbol, and others wounded in attacks launched by Yemen's army forces in Zinjibar city of Abyan province," which is some 480 kilometres south of the capital Sana'a, the agency said. The agency quoted an official source saying: "The Yemeni forces attacked and destroyed a number of terrorist nests in Zinjibar." "Following the clashes, the armed forces searched the positions of the terrorists and found modern gears of communication, ammunition, various weapons and IDs for some of the killed terrorists," it added.
