Clashes kill 12 in southern #Yemen
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Two Yemeni soldiers and 10 jihadists were killed Sunday in attempted car bomb attacks on army posts and subsequent clashes in the southern province of Abyan, a military official said. He said dozens of suspected Al-Qaeda militants took part in simultaneous attacks on three army posts in the Mahfad area of Abyan. Two car bombs exploded before reaching their targets, while a third went off at the gate of a base, he added. “The alertness of the soldiers foiled the militants’ attempt to seize the military posts,” the official told AFP, declining to be named. read more