Car Bomb Kills 12 In Yemen, But Targeted Minister Escapes Harm -- New York Times
SANA, Yemen — A car bomb exploded on Tuesday alongside a convoy of vehicles used by Yemen’s defense minister, killing seven bodyguards and five civilians in the heart of the capital, Sana, while the minister escaped unharmed, government and hospital officials said. The attack came one day after a top Qaeda operative in Yemen was killed in what Yemeni officials called an American drone strike.
The episodes spoke to continued turmoil in poverty-stricken Yemen, where the United States is seeking to eradicate militant cells held responsible for a number of conspiracies, including an attempt by an operative of Al Qaeda to detonate an underwear bomb on a flight bound for Detroit in December 2009.
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More News On Today's Assassination Attempt Against Yemen's Defense Minister
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Yemen minister survives car bomb, 12 killed -- AFP
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Yemeni Defense Minister Survives Attack -- Voice of America
Yemen minister survives assassination attempt -- BBC
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