Sunday, August 19, 2012

Eid celebrations in Yemen: Gunman attacks mosque, killing 7 and wounding 11, suicide bomber kills 3

ADEN (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire on a mosque during Eid prayers in southern Yemen on Sunday, killing seven people and wounding 11, a security official at Defence Ministry said.

In a separate attack on Sunday, a suicide bomber with suspected links to Al Qaeda blew himself up in the southern Abyan province, killing three and wounding two, an official from the province told Reuters.

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