ADEN: A drone strike has killed Seven suspected members of Al-Qaeda in southern Yemen, a security official said on Sunday. The United States is the only force known to operate armed drones over Yemen. The official said an overnight drone attack, "likely American", targeted three vehicles on the road from the southern province of Shabwa to the central province of Bayda, killing the Seven suspected Jihadists. In the southern province of Lahj, a suspected local leader of Al-Qaeda and a policeman were killed in a shootout as security forces raided the alleged Jihadist´s home to arrest him, a security official said.