Security forces early Tuesday rescued seven Yemeni hostages who had been held by alleged al Qaeda operatives in Yemen , according to Yemeni government sources . The forces killed seven al Qaeda operatives in the raid to free the hostages , Yemen 's official SABA news agency reported . Information on where the raid took place and how long the captors had the hostages was n't immediately available . The identities of the hostages and details about what led to their abductions also were n't released . `` The operation was successful and resulted in the liberation of all the hostages , '' Yemen 's Supreme Security Committee said , according to SABA .
Yemeni government sources : Al Qaeda operatives briefly held seven Yemenis . All eight hostages freed in predawn raid , sources say . Score: 6