ON THE LOOKOUT: Security forces patrol last month at the court in Sana where one of the Limburg bombing suspects appeared. The French-flagged oil tanker was attacked in 2002, allegedly by Al Qaeda loyalists. Yemen is struggling with the reemergence of Al Qaeda elements.From The L.A. Times:
An insurgency in the north, separatist discontent in the south and Al Qaeda attacks support predictions of a descent into chaos in an area close to a major oil route.
SANA, YEMEN -- A brutal insurgency rages in the northern highlands. Separatist discontent grows in the south. Al Qaeda is moving in, targeting oil facilities and foreigners as well as ordinary Yemenis.
In the latest unrest, at least five people were killed Saturday in an explosion at a post office in the northern town of Sadah, one of numerous hot spots in this Arabian Peninsula country of 23 million.
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More News On Yemen
Six hurt in grenade blast during Yemen price rise demo -- AFP
Blast wounds 8 Yemenis during protest -witnesses -- Reuters
At Least 5 Killed in Explosion in Northern Yemen -- Voice Of America
Deadly blast in northern Yemen -- Al Jazeera
My Comment: This is where Bin Laden is from. Tribalism, violence, and a culture of corruption and brutality ..... I be thankful that you are not living there.
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