SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Dozens of armed tribesmen took to the streets in southern Yemen on Friday to protest against drone strikes that they say have killed innocent civilians and increased anger against the United States.
A drone killed at least three suspected al Qaeda militants including a local commander in the town of Redaa on Thursday, the fifth strike by a pilotless plane in the area in 10 days.
One tribesman participating in a sit-in in front of the government administration building in Redaa told Reuters by telephone that at least seven innocent civilians were killed in the recent raids.
"If the authorities don't stop the American attacks then we will occupy the government institutions in the town," he said.
Another said: "The government has opened up the country to the Americans so that they can kill Muslims." The protesters were carrying rifles, as Yemeni tribesmen usually do, and there was no report of violence.
Separately, an army officer was kidnapped by suspected drug traffickers in Yemen's eastern region of Hadramout, a local security official told Reuters, declining to be identified.
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