A drone similar to those used by the United States to track down and attack suspected Qaeda militants in Yemen crashed in the southern part of the country on Tuesday, witnesses and a local official said, Sky News network reported.
Witnesses said the aircraft crashed after it hit a mountain near the city of Beihan in the southern Yemeni Shabwa province.
A local official confirmed the aircraft crashed after it struck Shoab Mountain near Beihan and said that Yemeni troops and members of a local militia allied with the government quickly surrounded the area of the crash to keep onlookers away.