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Summary Yemeni air force jets hit an Al-Qaeda stronghold town in the south of the country Monday.
They however killed seven civilians when mistakenly struck a mosque, a local official said.The Yemeni air force accidentally shelled a mosque in Jaar, killing seven people and wounding five others, the official said, on condition of anonymity.The air force hit the Grand Mosque in Jaar whereas the target was a small mosque held by suspected Al-Qaeda militants, situated on the edge of the town, said the official.A medical official in Al-Razi hospital in Jaar confirmed the toll and witnesses said that another raid targeted the hospital, wounding two more people.Later on Monday, the army targeted the hospital again, killing two Al-Qaeda suspects and wounding another two, the head of Jaars local administration Naser al-Mansari said.The shells hit the hospitals entrance and its northern wing where the power generator is located, witnesses said.
