04.03.2012
A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle at an elite Republican Guard camp southwest of the Yemeni capital on Saturday, days after Al-Qaeda claimed a similar attack that killed 26 soldiers, military sources said. There were "casualties" in the blast at the base in Bayda, 170 kilometres (105 miles) from Sanaa. Witnesses said the bombing devastated the three-storey building.
The explosion was followed by an exchange of fire between gunmen and Republican Guard troops, who are led by Ahmed Saleh, son of veteran strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh, who formally stepped down less than a week ago.
Bayda borders Abyan province, an Al-Qaeda stronghold in the south.
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