Two senior leaders of Al Qaeda were killed Friday in a US drone attack in Hadhramaut governorate, southeastern Yemen, a local source said.

The US drone targeted the car of the two senior leaders, identified as Abu Shoaib al Malky and Abdelaziz al Kuwaiti, it added.

Meantime, similar drone attacks in Al Mukalla district of Hadramaut resulted in the killing of some Al Qaeda elements, including Nasser al Weheshy.