The Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)...

The killed militant was identified by Al-Malahim Media Foundation, the media arm of the Yemen-based AQAP, as Ibrahim Saleh Mujahid al-Khalifa (alias Abi Jandal al-Qisaimy), Xinhua said.

"Al-Qisaimy was responsible for collecting and raising money from inside Saudi Arabia and transferring them into al-Qaida wing in Yemen," al-Malahim was quoted as saying in a statement posted on the Internet.

The statement said the killed Saudi national "was also the coordinator behind smuggling groups of wanted Saudi militants to Yemen through the Saudi-Yemeni joint border."

The AQAP has claimed responsibility for the failed Christmas Day attempt to blow up a U.S. plane over Detroit, which triggered international concerns over air transportation security and forced Yemeni security forces to intensify their military and security operations against the terrorist group.

Xinhua quoted the AQAP"s statement as saying the militant was killed in clashes with the Yemeni security

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