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52 killed in targeted attacks in Yemen

December 7, 2013, 3:24 am

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A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed car into the Yemeni defence ministry complex on Thursday, followed by an armed assault in which 52 people died, including seven foreign medical staff, officials said.

A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed car into the Yemeni defence ministry complex on Thursday, followed by an armed assault in which 52 people died, including seven foreign medical staff, officials said.

The brazen daylight attack on the sprawling facility followed a spate of hit-and-run strikes on military personnel and officials, as the country struggles to complete a thorny political transition.

The brazen daylight attack on the sprawling facility followed a spate of hit-and-run strikes on military personnel and officials, as the country struggles to complete a thorny political transition.

The attacks in the capital and in the south have generally been blamed on al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which the United States regards as the jihadist network's most dangerous branch.

The attacks in the capital and in the south have generally been blamed on al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which the United States regards as the jihadist network's most dangerous branch.

"This terrorist act has killed 52 people,"Yemen's supreme security committee said.
Two doctors from Germany, two from Vietnam and another from Yemen were killed, as well two female nurses from the Philippines and one from India, said the statement carried by Saba news agency.

"This terrorist act has killed 52 people," Yemen's supreme security committee said. <br /> Two doctors from Germany, two from Vietnam and another from Yemen were killed, as well two female nurses from the Philippines and one from India, said the statement carried by Saba news agency.

They all worked at a hospital within the complex that bore the brunt of the attack.
Earlier, a medic at the hospital had said six doctors -- a Venezuelan, two Filipinos and three Yemenis -- were killed.

They all worked at a hospital within the complex that bore the brunt of the attack. <br /> Earlier, a medic at the hospital had said six doctors -- a Venezuelan, two Filipinos and three Yemenis -- were killed.

All the other "martyrs" were civilians and military personnel in the hospital, including a top Yemeni judge and his wife, the committee statement said. And 167 people were wounded, nine of them seriously. "A car bomb driven by a suicide bomber forced its way into the western entrance of the ministry complex," a security official said.

All the other "martyrs" were civilians and military personnel in the hospital, including a top Yemeni judge and his wife, the committee statement said. And 167 people were wounded, nine of them seriously. "A car bomb driven by a suicide bomber forced its way into the western entrance of the ministry complex," a security official said.

"It was followed by another car whose occupants opened fire at the complex of buildings," he said. The attack came as defence minister Mohammed Nasser headed a military delegation on a visit to the United States.

"It was followed by another car whose occupants opened fire at the complex of buildings," he said. The attack came as defence minister Mohammed Nasser headed a military delegation on a visit to the United States.

The ministry said gunmen occupied the hospital after the explosion, but that security forces had regained control of the building.
"The assailants took advantage of some construction work that is taking place to carry out this criminal act," it said, without elaborating.

The ministry said gunmen occupied the hospital after the explosion, but that security forces had regained control of the building.<br />"The assailants took advantage of some construction work that is taking place to carry out this criminal act," it said, without elaborating.

A security source said that, in another apparently coordinated attack, a gunfight raged outside the complex after the explosion, before government forces regained control and cordoned off the area.

A security source said that, in another apparently coordinated attack, a gunfight raged outside the complex after the explosion, before government forces regained control and cordoned off the area.

State television aired gory footage of mangled bodies of what it said were suicide bombers, strewn in the hospital yard amid charred vehicles. It also showed massive destruction within the hospital, whose floors were stained with blood. The channel broadcast appeals for blood donors to come to hospitals treating the wounded.

State television aired gory footage of mangled bodies of what it said were suicide bombers, strewn in the hospital yard amid charred vehicles. It also showed massive destruction within the hospital, whose floors were stained with blood. The channel broadcast appeals for blood donors to come to hospitals treating the wounded.

Smoke billowed across the complex on the edge of Baba al-Yaman neighbourhood after the blast and as the firefight erupted. "I heard a series of explosions, and then an exchange of fire," a wounded soldier said.

Smoke billowed across the complex on the edge of Baba al-Yaman neighbourhood after the blast and as the firefight erupted. "I heard a series of explosions, and then an exchange of fire," a wounded soldier said.

Damaged vehicles are seen at the scene of a suicide attack at the Defence Ministry compound in Sanaa.

Damaged vehicles are seen at the scene of a suicide attack at the Defence Ministry compound in Sanaa.

Yemen's Defense Ministry shows paramedics loading a victim into an ambulance after an explosion at the Defense Ministry complex in Sanaa, Yemen.

Yemen's Defense Ministry shows paramedics loading a victim into an ambulance after an explosion at the Defense Ministry complex in Sanaa, Yemen.

Yemen's Defense Ministry shows heavy damage after an explosion at the Defense Ministry complex in Sanaa, Yemen.

Yemen's Defense Ministry shows heavy damage after an explosion at the Defense Ministry complex in Sanaa, Yemen.

Yemen's Defense Ministry, security forces are on the scene after an explosion at the Defense Ministry complex in Sanaa, Yemen.

Yemen's Defense Ministry, security forces are on the scene after an explosion at the Defense Ministry complex in Sanaa, Yemen.

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