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Death Toll Rises to over 120 after Yemen Parade Bombing
[Yemen Post] The corpse count from the suicide kaboom on Yemen's parade rehearsal on Monday rose to more than 120 soldiers, mostly from the central security forces, medial sources at three hospitals, which received victims. Conflicted reports surfaced after the attack with some saying a bomber with an boom belt went kaboom!" at one of the battalions participating in the parade. Others said the bomber was lining up with the forces. Investigations are underway. About 350 others were maimed, many at death's door, the sources said. A medic of those who treated some injuries said some soldiers arrived at the new police typical hospital in very critical condition. "I could not have a look at some cases. It is terrible". The authorities said the attack this morning while the national forces were conducting a parade rehearsal a day before the unity anniversary bore the hallmarks of Al-Qaeda. The army has recently stepped up the war on Islamic fascisti in southern and southeastern regions, mainly Abyan ...a governorate of Yemen. The region was a base to the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army terrorist group until it dropped the name and joined al-Qaeda. Its capital is Zinjibar. In March 2011, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula declared the governate an Islamic Emirateafter seizing control of the region. The New York Times fastidiously reported that those in control, while Islamic hard boyz, are not in fact al-Qaeda, but something else that looks, tastes, smells, and acts the same. Yemeni government forces launched an effort to re-establish control of the region when President-for-Life Saleh was tossed and the carnage continues... where key towns were seized last year. Hundreds of Islamic fascisti have been killed and injured including big shots. But observers suspected an Al-Qaeda bomber could infiltrate into the parade square without help from commanders and forces. "I doubt that a terrorist without help could infiltrate into Al-Sabin Square, the parade square which is heavily guarded by the elite republican guard and the central security forces," an expert said. Citizens said the remnants of the former regime including military commanders might be involved in this massacre, which comes amid security disorders including the spread of guns and rustics roaming main cities. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-22 |
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