The American drone aircraft missed its target which were suspected Al-Qaeda militants and a rocket struck two vehicles in the town of Radda Al-Bayda province, leaving 13 civilians, including two women, dead, said a representative of the local authorities, who wished to remain anonymous.
According to the news agency the target of the drone was a car carrying one of the leaders of the Al-Qaeda Rauf al-Dhahaba. But the terrorists managed to survive.
The Yemeni cell of Al-Qaeda is one of the most active in the region and the world.
RIA
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