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A police trooper shouts at the scene of a car bomb blast in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sept. 11, 2012. A bomb targeting Yemeni Defense Minister Maj. Gen. Muhammad Nasir Ahmad exploded outside the prime minister's office in Sanaa but the minister was safe, government sources said.

Yemen defense minister escapes deadly car bombing

Reuters reportsYemen's defense minister escaped an assassination attempt on Tuesday but at least 12 people died in the car bombing that followed the killing of al-Qaida's second-in-command in the country, government officials said.

Witnesses said the blast happened as Maj. Gen. Muhammad Nasir Ahmad's motorcade left the prime minister's office in Sanaa after a cabinet meeting. Interior Minister Abdul Qader Qahtan told state television that seven security guards and five civilians were killed and 12 other people were wounded. Read the full story.

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Time to finish of alquida and all Islamic terrorists groups in the world.And if you don´t like the phrase of War against terrorism".You can change it to"Finish off Terrorism".This is the most serious challenge to world peace.People who think otherwise are living in a fantasy world of denial,evasion and burying their heads in the sand!

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