Yemen suicide bombing kills 42 | Inquirer News

Yemen suicide bombing kills 42

/ 10:39 AM August 05, 2012

ADEN – A suicide bombing in a south Yemen town recently recaptured by the army from Al-Qaeda forces killed 42 people on Saturday and wounded 37, hospital and local government sources said on Sunday.

The bomber struck in Jaar, one of a string of towns in Abyan province that were retaken by government troops in a major offensive this June after being held by Al-Qaeda loyalists for more than a year.

But the jihadists remain active in the area. On Wednesday, an attack on a police station in Jaar killed two soldiers and a civilian. Residents have expressed fears that the militants could retake the town.

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