Qaeda suspects kill 3 Yemen colonels: military

ADEN: Al-Qaeda-linked suspects on Wednesday shot dead three air force colonels from the strategic Al-Anad air base in the southern province of Lahij, a military official told AFP.

"Gunmen shot dead three pilots with the rank of colonel north of Huta (the provincial capital) as they were heading towards Al-Anad air base," said an army official, adding that the killers were "suspected of belonging to Al-Qaeda."