By The Yemeni army commander leading the fight against militants in the south of the country has been killed in a suicide attack, officials told the BBC.
General Salem Ali Qatan was killed in the port city of Aden by a man wearing an explosives belt, reports said.
Yemen is battling militants linked to al-Qaeda who have taken control of parts of the south of the country.
The army has recently recaptured several strongholds in the restive southern province of Abyan.
One report citing witnesses said the attacker approached Gen. Qatan - Yemen's southern army commander - as he walked to his office, handed him a paper, shook his hand and then detonated the explosives.
However, another report quoting officials said the bomber threw himself at the general's vehicle which was in a three-car convoy.
At least four other people were reported to be wounded in the attack.
Gen. Qatan was appointed in March shortly after newly elected President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi took office.
Ali Mansur, a senior army commander and close aide to Gen. Qatan, described the general's death as "a huge loss for Yemen."
Monday 18 June 2012
Kaduna blasts, riots’ death toll hits 45
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Over 100 people were reportedly wounded in the incidents.
The attacks in Kaduna State that led to reprisal violence which saw Christian youths target Muslims with machetes and clubs were the latest in a wave of Sunday church bombings in Nigeria.
There was no claim of responsibility for the bombings, but Islamist group Boko Haram has carried out scores of such attacks.
Suicide bombers attacked two churches in the city of Zaria and one in the city of Kaduna, killing at least 16 people, AFP news agency quoted police spokesman Frank Mba as saying in a statement.
After news of the blasts spread, Christian youths took to the main motorway that leads to the capital Abuja, attacking motorists who looked Muslim.
Christian mobs carrying machetes and clubs also prowled the streets of Kaduna on Sunday, the Red Cross said.
"Many of them need surgery, but a shortage of blood is stalling treatment," a Red Cross official in Kaduna said of the wounded on Monday. "We're still going about looking for more bodies in these neighbourhoods."
Officials put the state -- which last year saw rioting that left more than 600 people dead in the wake of presidential elections -- under curfew for 24 hours.
"As of last night, around 10 pm, the death toll stood at 45," a rescue official said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to issue death tolls. "The death toll is expected to rise when we get updated."
Victims of a Kaduna bombing await treatment in a hospital on Sunday.Photo: Reuters
…Rescuers search for victims’ bodies
Rescuers searched for bodies and hospitals struggled to find blood Monday after suicide attacks on three churches in Nigeria and subsequent rioting killed at least 45.Over 100 people were reportedly wounded in the incidents.
The attacks in Kaduna State that led to reprisal violence which saw Christian youths target Muslims with machetes and clubs were the latest in a wave of Sunday church bombings in Nigeria.
There was no claim of responsibility for the bombings, but Islamist group Boko Haram has carried out scores of such attacks.
Suicide bombers attacked two churches in the city of Zaria and one in the city of Kaduna, killing at least 16 people, AFP news agency quoted police spokesman Frank Mba as saying in a statement.
After news of the blasts spread, Christian youths took to the main motorway that leads to the capital Abuja, attacking motorists who looked Muslim.
Christian mobs carrying machetes and clubs also prowled the streets of Kaduna on Sunday, the Red Cross said.
"Many of them need surgery, but a shortage of blood is stalling treatment," a Red Cross official in Kaduna said of the wounded on Monday. "We're still going about looking for more bodies in these neighbourhoods."
Officials put the state -- which last year saw rioting that left more than 600 people dead in the wake of presidential elections -- under curfew for 24 hours.
"As of last night, around 10 pm, the death toll stood at 45," a rescue official said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to issue death tolls. "The death toll is expected to rise when we get updated."
Sunday 17 June 2012
P-Square - Beautiful Onyinye ft. Rick Ross
Once again the two brothers are back with official video for their hit song Onyinye RMX ft Rick Ross enjoy
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