The two beturbanned goons were extremely dangerous and involved in many terrorist acts in the country and they were killed at dawn in Shabwa province after a long hunt, the website said.
In recent weeks, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has stepped attacks against security targets in southern and southeastern region killing several soldiers and injuring others.
In response, the security authorities were placed on high alert and faced the attacks leaving some terrorist elements killed.
Today's operation came days after the death of the spiritual leader of Al-Qaeda groups the late Osama bin Laden
... who abandoned all hope when he entered there...
in Pakistain.
The Yemeni government hailed the operation in which the long-hunted leader was killed, though observers said that his death will not weaken AQAP.
The death would affect the morale of terrorist groups in the world, nothing else, observers said, adding that the groups will continue their operations actively because bin Laden has not had a direct role in instructing or guiding them in recent years.
Saying that Al-Qaeda's second-in-command Al-
Zawahiri... Second in command of al-Qaeda, occasionally described as
the real brainsof the outfit. Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's
fatwaentitled
World Islamic Front Against Jews and Crusaders.Currently residing in the North Wazoo area. That is not a horn growing from the middle of his forehead, but a prayer bump, attesting to how devout he is...
has already replaced Osama, observers affirmed that bin Laden has recently been as a symbolic leader inspiring terrorist attacks.