Car Bomb Kills 30 in Yemen

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2015-01-07

Security officials say a car bomb has exploded outside a police academy in Yemen's capital, killing at least 30 people and wounding 40 others.

The blast Wednesday in Sanaa happened as people were gathered outside the building.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

The Yemeni capital has been the site of numerous bombings and other attacks as various groups wrestle for power in a country that has struggled with security since the popular uprising three years ago that ousted longtime leader Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Shiite Houthi rebels took control of the capital last September, and have clashed with militants from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and other allied Sunni tribesmen.

Source: Voice of America