Yemen says detains local al Qaeda leader, 2 soldiers die in raid

Yemeni troops detained a local al Qaeda leader in a raid on his hideout in eastern Yemen on Monday, only days after a military operation to foil plans to set up an Islamist state in the area, state news agency Saba said.

Saba quoted a military source as saying that two soldiers were killed by gunmen who fired on the raiding force as it approached the farm where Omar Ashour was hiding near the city of Ghail Bawazeer, in the eastern province of Hadramout. (Reuters)