Sunday, August 5, 2012

Update: Death toll in Yemen suicide bombing rises to 42; 37 injured - @AFP

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ADEN: A suicide bombing in a south Yemen town recently recaptured by the army from al-Qaida forces killed 42 people on Saturday and wounded 37, hospital and local government sources said on Sunday.

The bomber struck in Jaar, one of a string of towns in Abyan province that were retaken by government troops in a major offensive this June after being held by al-Qaida loyalists for more than a year.

But the jihadists remain active in the area.

On Wednesday, an attack on a police station in Jaar killed two soldiers and a civilian.

Residents have expressed fears that the militants could retake the town.