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| Yemen police die in Mukalla suicide blast | Yemen police die in Mukalla suicide blast |
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| At least ten Yemeni police and a civilian have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the southern city of Mukalla, authorities say. | At least ten Yemeni police and a civilian have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the southern city of Mukalla, authorities say. |
| Police say the bomber drove up to a police station and started an argument to draw more officers to the scene before detonating his device. | Police say the bomber drove up to a police station and started an argument to draw more officers to the scene before detonating his device. |
| Earlier, four people died in a shooting in the capital, Sanaa. | Earlier, four people died in a shooting in the capital, Sanaa. |
| No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks but they coincide with a military operation against al-Qaeda. | No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks but they coincide with a military operation against al-Qaeda. |
| Security officials say the explosion at the police station caused part of the building to collapse while other officers were having lunch inside. | Security officials say the explosion at the police station caused part of the building to collapse while other officers were having lunch inside. |
| The civilian cook at the station was also killed, security officials told the AP news agency. | The civilian cook at the station was also killed, security officials told the AP news agency. |
| A separate dawn attack on a presidential guard checkpoint in the capital Sanaa led to the deaths of three gunmen and a civilian, the interior ministry said. | A separate dawn attack on a presidential guard checkpoint in the capital Sanaa led to the deaths of three gunmen and a civilian, the interior ministry said. |
| Military offensive | Military offensive |
| The latest violence comes only two days after four soldiers were killed in a gun battle with militants in the capital. | The latest violence comes only two days after four soldiers were killed in a gun battle with militants in the capital. |
| Last year, the army managed to drive al-Qaeda out of towns the group had taken over in southern Yemen amid the chaos triggered by a mass uprising against the veteran President Ali Abdullah Saleh, which began in 2011. | Last year, the army managed to drive al-Qaeda out of towns the group had taken over in southern Yemen amid the chaos triggered by a mass uprising against the veteran President Ali Abdullah Saleh, which began in 2011. |
| But this year, al-Qaeda appears to have regrouped, carrying out a wave of attacks on security targets, correspondents say. | But this year, al-Qaeda appears to have regrouped, carrying out a wave of attacks on security targets, correspondents say. |
| Yemen's army is currently engaged in a major offensive in the provinces of Shabwa, Abyan and Bayda. | Yemen's army is currently engaged in a major offensive in the provinces of Shabwa, Abyan and Bayda. |
| The Saba news agency reported on Sunday that hundreds of al-Qaeda fighters had been killed and injured in the operation so far, which began on 29 April. | |
| Yemen has been on high alert as the operation continues, and the US closed its embassy in Sanaa on Thursday. | Yemen has been on high alert as the operation continues, and the US closed its embassy in Sanaa on Thursday. |
| The interior ministry said al-Qaeda may be pushed to commit "desperate acts" as the Yemeni army pushes further into its strongholds. | The interior ministry said al-Qaeda may be pushed to commit "desperate acts" as the Yemeni army pushes further into its strongholds. |