Al-Qaeda attack kills 5 Yemen soldiers: Army

Five Yemeni soldiers were killed in an attack by "Al-Qaeda elements" near the Balhaf gas terminal in the southeast of the country, a military source said.

   

"The attackers arrived in a car at the army checkpoint near the Balhaf terminal. They opened fire with automatic weapons, killing five soldiers before fleeing," the source told AFP on condition of anonymity.

   

-Sapa-AFP