Yemen: al-Qaeda-aligned Allah's followers kill 2 and wound 3 policemen in a drive-by shooting

ADEN (Reuters) - Militants attacked a police station in Yemen's southern city of Jaar late on Tuesday night, killing two policemen and injuring three others, a security official told Reuters on Wednesday.

"Two militants riding motor bikes opened fire on a police station in Jaar at around midnight on Tuesday," the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said.

He added that the militants are believed to be members of Ansar al-Sharia, a group which swears allegiance to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

"The two men managed to escape on their motorbikes and there's a search for them."

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