Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility For Suicide Attack That Killed 100 Yemen Soldiers (News Roundup)

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Al Qaida-Linked Group Claims Massive Yemen Bombing; Dead Were Rehearsing For Unity Day Parade -- McClatchy News

SANAA, Yemen — A rehearsal for a military parade to mark Yemen’s national day turned into a scene of bloody carnage Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the presidential palace, killing nearly 100 soldiers and wounding scores more in one of the deadliest attacks in this conflict-wracked nation’s recent history.

Ansar al Shariah, a Yemen-based militant group with links to Al Qaida, took responsibility for the attack, saying in a statement that it was retaliation for an offensive that Yemeni government forces are waging against militants in the country’s restive south.

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More News On Al Qaeda Claiming Responsibility For Yesterday's Suicide Attack Against Yemeni Soldiers

Al-Qaeda kills nearly 100 soldiers in Yemen attack -- The Telegraph
Al-Qaeda linked suicide bomber kills 90 in Yemen -- Euronews/Reuters
Suicide bomber kills scores in Yemen as government pursues Al Qaeda group -- Christian Science Monitor
Al-Qaeda claims bombing that killed nearly 100 Yemeni soldiers -- Al Arabiya
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for Yemen suicide blast -- BBC
Yemen Suicide Bombing Death Toll Nears 100 on Eve of Holiday: Officials -- ABC News
Al Qaeda Statement Claims 'Revenge' After Suicide Bomb Kills Yemeni Troops In Sanaa -- International Business Times
Yemen suicide bomb massacre ‘beginning of Jihad,’ says Al Qaeda -- Toronto Star/AP
Yemen: Al-Qaeda Says Yemen Suicide Bombing Was ‘Revenge’ -- Eurasia Review
Al-Qaeda Bomber Misses Yemen's Defense Minister in Parade Attack -- SFGate/Bloomberg
US condemns 'despicable' attack on Yemeni forces -- AFP
Obama says very concerned by Al-Qaeda in Yemen -- AFP

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