Militants staged a deadly attack on Yemen's Defense Ministry
on Thursday, ramming the building with an explosives-laden vehicle, followed by
gunmen who battled security forces inside.The attack targeted a hospital at the
Defense Ministry complex, Yemen's state-run Saba news agency reported.At least
52 people died in the attack in the capital, Sanaa, according to the
government.
A Defense Ministry official said four foreign doctors were among the
dead. Also, a relative of President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi died in the attack,
the government said. It did not name the relative.Earlier,
Defense Ministry
officials had said 10 soldiers and nine militants were among the dead.Gunmen
shoot down Russian military contractors in YemenIt took several hours for
security forces to regain control of the building after the 9 a.m. attack.No
group immediately claimed responsibility.
The U.S. State Department condemned
the attack.Yemen is home to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, believed by many
analysts to be the most dangerous affiliate of the terror network.
The
impoverished Middle Eastern nation also faces a growing separatist movement in
the south and is frequently wracked by violence.Yemeni lawmaker killed, UN envoy
reportedly fired upon in separate attacks
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