Eleven soldiers were killed in Yemen on Friday as the Army fought gunmen in the southern city of Loder. The interior ministry said in a statement that three civilians were also killed and four others injured in the fighting. The soldiers were killed in an ambush set up by al-Qaeda terrorists and outlaws cooperating with them, the ministry said. Loder regional security chief Yahya al-Barkani said eight of the soldiers were killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit their armoured vehicle. The interior ministry statement said that the gunmen were holed up in houses and certain areas near the marketplace in Loder.