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Friday, September 15, 2006
CAIRO — The official Yemeni news agency reported on Friday that four suicide bombers sought to attack crude oil and natural gas facilities in the country.
The Saba news agency said Yemeni security forces shot and blew up four booby-trapped cars before they could penetrate the facilities.
Yemen holds a presidential election on Sept. 20, Middle East Newsline reported. Earlier this month, Al Qaida's No. 2 Ayman Zawahiri condemned U.S. allies in the Arab world and called for strikes against energy facilities in the region.
The Yemeni Interior Ministry identified two facilities — an oil refinery in the northeast province of Maareb and an oil storage facility at Duba port in Haramut. The two attacks took place within 35 minutes of each other. The ministry said it was seeking to identify the attackers and determine their sponsors.
Saba said a suicide bomber was driving each of the vehicles. The agency said all four attackers as well as a security guard were killed. None of the facilities was damaged, Saba said.
Security sources said the bombers were believed to have been sent by Al Qaida. They said the bombers were dressed in the uniforms of refinery workers.
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribun
CAIRO — The official Yemeni news agency reported on Friday that four suicide bombers sought to attack crude oil and natural gas facilities in the country.
The Saba news agency said Yemeni security forces shot and blew up four booby-trapped cars before they could penetrate the facilities.
Yemen holds a presidential election on Sept. 20, Middle East Newsline reported. Earlier this month, Al Qaida's No. 2 Ayman Zawahiri condemned U.S. allies in the Arab world and called for strikes against energy facilities in the region.
The Yemeni Interior Ministry identified two facilities — an oil refinery in the northeast province of Maareb and an oil storage facility at Duba port in Haramut. The two attacks took place within 35 minutes of each other. The ministry said it was seeking to identify the attackers and determine their sponsors.
Saba said a suicide bomber was driving each of the vehicles. The agency said all four attackers as well as a security guard were killed. None of the facilities was damaged, Saba said.
Security sources said the bombers were believed to have been sent by Al Qaida. They said the bombers were dressed in the uniforms of refinery workers.
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribun
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