Yemen army toll from suspected Qaeda assault rises to 103

AFP , Monday 5 Mar 2012

An attack by suspected Al-Qaeda militants on Yemeni troops in the country's restive south has killed at least 103 soldiers


"The toll from Sunday's attack has risen to at least 103," a medical official at the military hospital in the southern port city of Aden told AFP on condition of anonymity on Monday. He said "many soldiers died from wounds sustained in the assault" on army posts on the outskirts of Zinjibar, Abyan's provincial capital where Al-Qaeda linked militants are in control.

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