11 tribesmen killed in two south Yemen suicide attacks

ADEN – Eleven Yemeni tribesmen were killed overnight in two suicide attacks in the southern province of Abyan, a stronghold of Al-Qaeda, tribal sources and medics told AFP on Sunday.

Tribal sources accused Al-Qaeda members of carrying out the attacks in two villages of Abyan province, where Yemeni tribesmen and the army have been battling militants from the Partisans of Sharia (Islamic law) who are believed to be close to the Al-Qaeda network.