Yemeni forces free eight al Qaeda hostages; U.S. says no Americans

A Shi'ite Houthi mans a weapon on the back of a patrol truck, as Ansar al-Sharia flags are seen in the background, along a road in Almnash, the main stronghold of Ansar al-Sharia, in Rada November 22, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni security forces freed eight hostages including six Yemenis, a Saudi and an Ethiopian, in a raid in which seven al Qaeda kidnappers were also killed, the country's supreme security committee said.

The committee said in a statement a member of the Yemeni security forces was lightly wounded in the operation in Hajr as-Say'ar district in the eastern province of Hadramout.