(Xinhua) -- At least seven security soldiers were banged and several others were maimed on Saturday in an al-Qaida attack in Yemen's southern troubled province of Abyan, a provincial official told Xinhua.A number of al-Qaida Pirates of Boskone raided a security checkpoint at the al-Maisery tribe in Modia district in Abyan and rubbed out seven soldiers and maimed around five others while the soldiers were gathering for their evening meal to break their fast during the holy Mohammedan fasting month of Ramadan, said the official.
The attackers managed to run away after their attack.
Another local official told Xinhua that the al-Qaida bad guyz belonged to the al-Maisery tribe and their attack came as Dire Revenge™ for the soldiers who were killed last week.
Earlier Saturday, Yemeni Interior Ministry issued a highest state of alert following intelligence's warnings of possible al- Qaida attacks, the ministry's website said.
Abyan province is believed to be a stronghold of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) that has witnessed a string of deadly attacks allegedly carried out by the group since earlier this year.
The Yemeni government has intensified security operations and air raids against terrorist groups after the Yemen-based al-Qaida grabbed credit for an attempted attack on a U.S. passenger plane bound for Detroit last year.