At least four people have been killed in a US assassination drone strike in the east of Yemen, a security official say.
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the drone targeted a car in Ma’arib province, east of the capital Sana’a, the Associated Press reported on Sunday.
Witnesses said the vehicle was hit by one of the missiles fired from the unmanned plane, adding that charred bodies were pulled from the mangled wreckage afterwards.
This is the second US drone attack on Yemen in four days. On Thursday, at least nine people were killed in a drone strike near the city of Jaar in the south of the country.
The United States is the only country that has drones in the region and in recent months it has been carrying out strikes in the south and east of Yemen.
Washington claims it is targeting militants but witness reports and details provided by local officials indicate that civilians are the main victims of the attacks.
The UN has called the US drone attacks targeted killings that flout international law.
MN/AS
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