Death Toll Rises To 45 In Yemen Suicide Bomb Attack

A man holds burnt garments at the site of a suicide bombing in Yemen's southern city of Jaar August 5. A suicide bomber struck at a wake in Jaar overnight, killing at least 35 people and wounding dozens more including the leader of a local group fighting al Qaeda-linked militants, officials and medics said on Sunday. Reuters

Suicide Bombers Kills 45 In Yemen, Weeks After Army Declared Victory -- Christian Science Monitor

The bomber targeted tribal fighters who sided with the Yemeni army during an offensive that ousted Al Qaeda-linked militants from strongholds in the south.

A suicide bomber struck at a wake in Yemen's southern city of Jaar overnight, killing at least 45 people and wounding dozens more, the defense ministry said, in the deadliest attack since the army declared victory over Islamist militants in June.

The bomber appeared to have been targeting the head of a group of tribal fighters that sided with the Yemeni army during an offensive that drove Al Qaeda-linked militants from their strongholds in the southern province of Abyan.

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More News On Yesterday's Suicide Bomb Attack In Yemen

Yemen: suicide bomber kills 45 people at funeral wake -- The Telegraph
Toll of Suicide Attack Rises to 45 in Yemen -- New York Times/AP
Suicide bomber kills at least 45 at wake -- Irish Times
Officials: Dozens killed in suicide attack at Yemen wake -- CNN
Suicide bomber kills at least 45 in south Yemen city -- The Independent
Yemen suicide bombing kills 42 -- The Australian
Suicide bomber kills at least 45 at Yemen funeral -- The National