Friday, September 20, 2013

Over 60 Killed As al-Qeada Launches Scores Of Attacks In Yemen



Dozens Dead In Twin al-Qaeda Attacks In Yemen -- Al Jazeera

Two car bombs explode at a military base and gunmen shoot soldiers dead in separate attacks.

Dozens have been killed in twin attacks on military targets in Yemen, officials said, with two car bombs exploding at a base early on Friday and a separate shooting targeting soldiers.

The car bombs detonated at a military camp in Shabwah in southern Yemen, officials said, and a military statement said 20 people - soldiers and police officers - were killed at two posts.

Gunmen killed about 10 soldiers in another attack on a military headquarters in the town of Mayfaah, a security official told the Reuters news agency. The AFP news agency reported 56 troops dead in total in both attacks, citing Yemeni police.

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More News On Today's Al Qaeda Attacks In Yemen

Qaeda Yemen attacks kill 56 troops, police -- AFP
Dozens of Yemeni soldiers, police officers killed in wave of attacks by suspected Al Qaeda militants -- ABC News (Australia)
Yemen Attacks Leave 56 Dead -- Voice of America
Death toll reaches 65 in Yemen suicide car blast -- IBN Live
Over 60 Killed In Yemen Military Base Attack -- RTT News
Suspected al Qaeda attacks on Yemeni forces kill around 40 -- Reuters
Al-Qaeda militants kill 38 troops in Yemen attack -- USA Today/AP
Yemen violence: Twin attacks on army 'kill 30' -- BBC






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