Yemen bomb attack “kills at least 26 people”
At least 26 people have been killed by a suicide car bomb in Yemen's southern Hadramawt province, officials say.
Saturday, 25.02.2012.
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At least 26 people have been killed by a suicide car bomb in Yemen's southern Hadramawt province, officials say. The bomb was detonated outside a presidential palace in the city of Mukalla - most of the dead were members of the elite Republican Guard. Yemen bomb attack “kills at least 26 people” The attack came hours after Yemen's new President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi took the oath of office. He has replaced Ali Abdullah Saleh, who resigned after months of protest against his rule. Hadi was elected in a single-candidate poll on Tuesday, which was marred by violence in the south of the country. Nine people died in the clashes. The election followed a deal brokered by Yemen's neighbors to end the crisis. Saleh, who has been in power for 33 years, will formally hand over power in a ceremony on Monday. Witnesses said the vehicle was driven towards the palace and detonated at the entrance. Surviving soldiers then opened fire, said reports. One unnamed military official told AFP news agency the vehicle had been a pick-up truck and that the attack "carries the fingerprints of al-Qaeda". The militant network later said it was behind the attack, telling Reuters the bombing was "in retaliation for the Republican Guards' crimes". Southern separatist militant groups are also active in the region. The Republican Guards are the elite troops of the national army - they are under the command of Ali Abdullah Saleh's son, Ahmed, AFP said. BBC
Yemen bomb attack “kills at least 26 people”
The attack came hours after Yemen's new President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi took the oath of office.He has replaced Ali Abdullah Saleh, who resigned after months of protest against his rule.
Hadi was elected in a single-candidate poll on Tuesday, which was marred by violence in the south of the country. Nine people died in the clashes.
The election followed a deal brokered by Yemen's neighbors to end the crisis.
Saleh, who has been in power for 33 years, will formally hand over power in a ceremony on Monday.
Witnesses said the vehicle was driven towards the palace and detonated at the entrance. Surviving soldiers then opened fire, said reports.
One unnamed military official told AFP news agency the vehicle had been a pick-up truck and that the attack "carries the fingerprints of al-Qaeda".
The militant network later said it was behind the attack, telling Reuters the bombing was "in retaliation for the Republican Guards' crimes".
Southern separatist militant groups are also active in the region.
The Republican Guards are the elite troops of the national army - they are under the command of Ali Abdullah Saleh's son, Ahmed, AFP said.
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