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| Deadly blast kills at least 30 in Yemen capital Sanaa | |
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| At least 30 people have been killed and many others injured by a blast outside a police college in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, security sources say. | |
| A car bomb was detonated beside people queuing to enrol in the police force, police officials said. | |
| Witnesses said the blast was heard across the city and a large plume of smoke was seen. | Witnesses said the blast was heard across the city and a large plume of smoke was seen. |
| Yemen has been unstable since protests in 2011 forced then-President Ali Abdullah Saleh from office. | Yemen has been unstable since protests in 2011 forced then-President Ali Abdullah Saleh from office. |
| Photographs at the scene of Wednesday's explosion showed the wreckage of a vehicle. Bodies were seen lying in the street, witnesses said. | |
| Local journalist Nasser Arrabyee told the BBC that a suicide bomber drove his car into the queue of students, who had come from all over the country for the fourth and busiest day of the recruitment drive. | |
| Mr Arrabyee said that police estimated that as many as 40 people had been killed and 100 injured. | |
| No group has so far said it was behind the blast. However, jihadist militants belonging to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have in the past targeted the security forces. | |
| Yemen has been plagued by instability since the start of anti-government protests in 2011, which resulted in President Saleh standing down in 2012 after 33 years in power. | Yemen has been plagued by instability since the start of anti-government protests in 2011, which resulted in President Saleh standing down in 2012 after 33 years in power. |
| Since then ministers have battled a growing al-Qaeda presence, often with the help of US drone strikes. | Since then ministers have battled a growing al-Qaeda presence, often with the help of US drone strikes. |
| In November a new cabinet was formed in an effort to defuse mounting political tensions. | In November a new cabinet was formed in an effort to defuse mounting political tensions. |
| The 24-strong administration, headed by Prime Minister-Designate Khalid Bahah, includes Shia Houthi rebels who seized the capital Sanaa in September. | The 24-strong administration, headed by Prime Minister-Designate Khalid Bahah, includes Shia Houthi rebels who seized the capital Sanaa in September. |
| The security forces meanwhile have been fighting AQAP, in November killing one of its senior commanders in what correspondents said was a significant blow for the organisation. | The security forces meanwhile have been fighting AQAP, in November killing one of its senior commanders in what correspondents said was a significant blow for the organisation. |
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