ASSOCIATED PRESS Dec. 12, 2013 Updated: Dec. 12, 2013 8:58 p.m.
SANAA, Yemen - Missiles fired by a U.S. drone slammed into a convoy of vehicles traveling to a wedding party in central Yemen on Thursday, killing at least 13 people, Yemeni security officials said.
The officials said the attack took place in the city of Radda, the capital of Bayda province, and left charred bodies and burnt cars on the road.
The city, a stronghold of al-Qaida militants, witnessed deadly clashes early last year between armed tribesmen backed by the military and al-Qaida gunmen in an attempt to drive them out of the city.
But one of the three security officials said al-Qaida militants were suspected to have been traveling with the wedding convoy.
The CIA declined to comment on the reported drone strike. The U.S. acknowledges its drone program in Yemen, but it seldom talks about individual strikes.