Monday, August 06, 2012

Officials: Dozens killed in suicide attack at Yemen wake

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up at a wake in southern Yemen on Saturday night, killing more than 45 people and wounding at least 41, the interior ministry said.

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While no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the town of Jaar in Abyan province, suspicion fell on al Qaeda which vowed to retaliate against tribesmen who fought alongside the government to uproot it from the region.


MORE: http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/05/world/meast/yemen-attack/index.html?hpt=imi_c2