Al Qaeda style attack kills 52 including 7 Filipinos

A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed car into Yemen’s defence ministry, allowing gunmen to launch an assault on the complex. Al Jazeera quoted Yemen’s Higher Security Committee as saying 52 doctors and nurses were killed in Thursday’s attack while around 162 people were injured. 7 Filipinos were among those killed. Agence France-Presse said security forces had regained control of the building after being occupied by gunmen. State television aired gory footage of torn up bodies, charred vehicles and immense destruction within the hospital. The attacks were blamed on Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), regarded the most dangerous branch of the terrorist network. The brazen attack on the complex follows a spate of hit-and-run strikes on military personnel and officials, as Yemen goes through a difficult political transition. President Ali Abdullah Saleh was ousted in February 2012 after a year of deadly protests against his 33-year rule.

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