Feel good story of the day part II.

(Reuters) – A U.S. drone attack killed at least five suspected al Qaeda militants travelling in a car in southern Yemen’s Shabwa province on Friday, local officials said.

The drone set the vehicle on fire and killed all its occupants, one official said. One bystander was also killed and five were wounded, officials and residents told Reuters.

A second drone hit a building used by militants but it was empty at the time, residents said.

Al Qaeda has strengthened its hold on southern areas of the Arabian Peninsula country during the past year of protests against veteran ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh, who left office in February.

The United States has retaliated with a campaign of drone strikes on suspected al Qaeda militants.

A text message sent to journalists, purporting to come from the al Qaeda-affiliated Ansar al-Sharia (Supporters of Islamic Law) group, said two militants were “martyred” in the attack and four passersby were injured.

From this morning: CIA Drone Airstrike Kills 4 Jihadists In North Waziristan