Car bomb kills 8 soldiers in Yemen

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Car bomb kills 8 soldiers in Yemen

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A car bomb has killed at least eight soldiers and wounded 18 others in Yemen's coastal city of Aden.

24 July,2011 01:01 pm

The officials informed on condition of anonymity that the blast took place on Sunday near the gate of an army camp as a column of vehicles packed with troops and supplies was preparing to leave for the nearby province of Abyan to take part in fighting against al-Qaida-linked militants.The car came in front of the gate of the camp, and then there was a huge explosion, said one soldier who survived the attack. Among those killed was a lieutenant colonel, according to one medical official.Militants belonging to a group called the Partisans of Sharia (Islamic law), which has been linked to Al-Qaeda, took over much of Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province, in May. Thousands of people have been displaced by fighting in Zinjibar between security forces and the militants.Ayad al-Shabwani, a leader of the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was killed during fighting near Zinjibar on Tuesday, a military official said. At least 12 soldiers have been killed and dozens wounded since in battles around the same area, according to officials.