People inspect the wreckage of a car hit by an air strike in the central Yemeni province of al-Bayda. Reuters
Al Qaeda's Underwear Bomb Plot Mastermind Killed By Special Forces In 'Biggest Hit Since Bin Laden' -- Daily Mail
* Ibrahim al-Asiri thought to be dead - most senior member since Bin Laden
* Al-Asiri believed to be behind explosive devices including pant bombs
* Comes after 'U.S.' backed forces engaged vehicle in gun battle
* Those inside managed to shoot back, but all inside were reportedly killed
Al Qaeda's chief bombmaker is believed to have been killed in an ambush by U.S- backed special forces in Yemen.
A 4x4 vehicle, believed to be carrying Ibrahim al-Asiri, 32, mastermind of the 'underwear bomb plot', was engaged in a gun battle with special forces, dropped in by helicopter.
Witnesses have described seeing soldiers take up position in the road, waiting for the vehicle to pass before opening fire.
Those inside managed to shoot back, but all inside were reportedly killed as their car was pelted with bullets, The Times reports.
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