Senior intelligence officer in Yemen killed in suspected militant attack in country's south
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Security officials in Yemen say suspected al-Qaida-linked gunmen have shot and killed a senior intelligence officer.
The security officials said Hassan al-Mansouri was killed Saturday in Labous, in the southern Lahj province, following a day of clashes between local tribesmen and suspected members of al-Qaida in the area. They say Al-Mansouri had organized local tribes in a campaign to weed out the militants from the area.
The officials said they suspect the officers' killers are from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. Washington considers the group as the most dangerous al-Qaida branch to threaten U.S. interests, and has waged drone attacks against it in Yemen.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Yemen security forces also battle against the group, which has killed security officials in the past.