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| Deadly car bomb at Yemen defence ministry in Sanaa | Deadly car bomb at Yemen defence ministry in Sanaa |
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| A car bomb has exploded at Yemen's defence ministry building in the capital Sanaa causing deaths and injuries, security officials say. | A car bomb has exploded at Yemen's defence ministry building in the capital Sanaa causing deaths and injuries, security officials say. |
| Smoke was seen rising from the complex in Bab al-Yaman district, at the entrance to the old city. | Smoke was seen rising from the complex in Bab al-Yaman district, at the entrance to the old city. |
| There are reports that a gunbattle is taking place inside the complex. | |
| Yemeni security forces are fighting regional rebels and al-Qaeda militants, while struggling to control lawlessness and divisions within the army. | Yemeni security forces are fighting regional rebels and al-Qaeda militants, while struggling to control lawlessness and divisions within the army. |
| "The attack took place shortly after working hours started at the ministry when a suicide bomber drove a car into the gate," a ministry source said, quoted by Reuters. | |
| "The explosion was very violent, the whole place shook because of it and plumes of smoke rose from the building," an eyewitness told the agency. | |
| Officials said a second car followed whose occupants opened fire at the complex, and a battle ensued involving gunmen in military uniforms. | |
| The incident follows a series of hit-and-run attacks on officials by militants on motorbikes, blamed on al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). | The incident follows a series of hit-and-run attacks on officials by militants on motorbikes, blamed on al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). |
| The country has been going through a painful transition since President Ali Abdullah Saleh was forced from office in 2011. | The country has been going through a painful transition since President Ali Abdullah Saleh was forced from office in 2011. |