Heavy Casualties Noted In Zinjibar
June 30 2011
At least 15 Yemeni soldiers have been killed in a bombing at a military barracks in Zinjibar in the southern Abyan province, reports Xinhua, China's state news agency.
Two Al-Qaida car bombs struck a barracks near the Al-Wahda stadium in Zinjibar on Wednesday, said an unnamed Interior Ministry official.
Dozens of other soldiers were wounded in the attack, the official said.
Militants with Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) seized Zinjibar late last month during...
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