Al-Qaeda claims deadly bomb attack on Yemen army base

ADEN: Al-Qaeda on Tuesday claimed responsiblity for twin suicide car bomb attacks on an army headquarters in southeastern Yemen that killed at least seven soldiers.Ansar al-Sharia, the main arm of...

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Al-Qaeda claims deadly bomb attack on Yemen army base
ADEN: Al-Qaeda on Tuesday claimed responsiblity for twin suicide car bomb attacks on an army headquarters in southeastern Yemen that killed at least seven soldiers.

Ansar al-Sharia, the main arm of Al-Qaeda in Yemen, said in a brief statement on Twitter that its militants had carried out the attacks, claiming to have left "dozens of dead and wounded".

A military source said seven soldiers were killed and eight wounded.