Angered by the killing of their civilian relatives, Yemen tribe demanded an apology and compensation.

Angered by the killing of their civilian relatives, Yemen tribe demanded an apology and compensation.

Tribal mediators headed for the capital on Saturday, a day after they succeeded in calming protesters who blocked the road between Rada and Sanaa during the funeral of 13 relatives, the official said.

A US drone a wedding convoy late Thursday had killed at least 17 people, most of them civilians of the Al-Tays and Al-Ameri clans headed for the wedding.
"The first demand is an end to strikes. They also want financial and moral compensation," the official said.

Al-Tays and Al-Ameri clans are part of the Qayfah tribe, which is large and heavily armed, like most tribes in Yemen. 

The local official said protesters agreed to bury the dead only after a tribal committee promised mediation with the central authorities in Sanaa.
For its part, Sanaa claims that the US strike near Rada in the central province of Bayda, had targeted Al-Qaeda.

The security committee headed by President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi said Thursday's strike targeted "a car that belonged to one of the leaders of Al-Qaeda".

"On board the vehicle... were top leaders who plotted several terrorist attacks against the armed forces, police, civilians and vital government installations," it said in a statement carried by the state news agency Saba.