(United Press International) Al-Qaida suspects dressed in women’s clothing were confronted and killed by guards at the border of Saudi Arabia and Yemen, according to officials.
The suspects, dressed in niqabs, or veils worn by Yemeni women to cover most of the face, were shot to death when the bus in which they rode was boarded by an inspecting guard. One of the militants opened fire, wounding the guard, and troops manning the checkpoint shot at least three to five of the disguised fighters, whom the bus driver claimed were al-Qaida members on their way to attack Saudi border guards, according to Yemeni officials.
