Attacks in Yemen Raise Concerns About Qaeda Affiliate -- New York Times
LONDON — A convulsion of violence seized Yemen with gunmen opening fire on American Coast Guard instructors at a Red Sea port and a suicide bomber wearing an army uniform killing scores in an attack on a military parade drill in the capital, Sana, news reports said on Monday.
The attacks raised fresh concerns about the activities of an Al Qaeda affiliate in the poverty-stricken land that has endured months of protest and insurgency since the first stirrings of the broader Arab revolt last year.
According to The Associated Press, the attack on three United States Coast Guard trainers in the port city of Hodeida happened on Sunday when unidentified militants in a car pulled alongside the Americans’ vehicle and sprayed it with what was described as machine-gun fire.
One American was wounded, but there was no immediate word on how badly.
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My Comment: Yemen has all the ingredients for Al Qaeda to flourish. A failed state with high unemployment, tribal animosities, religious extremism, coupled with government corruption and incompetence.
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