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| Terror Networks |
| Car bomb explosion in Sanaa |
| 2002-07-01 |
| A car bomb exploded near the house of a senior security official in Sanaa in the early hours yesterday. The blast took place close to the house of Brigadier Fadhl Al Kawsee, in the downtown Yemeni capital inflicting damage to windows and electricity and slight damage to other houses in the vicinity. No casualties were reported due to the explosion. Al Kawsee is the top security official in the governorate of Amaran, 35 km to the north of capital. Sanaa has witnessed a series of blasts targeting senior government and security officials over the last three months. The last of which took place nearby the house of Prime Minister, Abdul Qader Bajamal which was also close to the house of the Vice Chairman of the Political Security Organisation, Brigadier Ali Mansoor Rasheed. The prime minister said in a press conference shortly after the bombings that some "satanic forces" were behind these bombings. An unknown group calling itself 'Sympathisers of Al Qaida' claimed at that time the responsibility for the bombings and demanded of the government to release 173 men whom it called "Mujahedeen". The group also threatened in an e-mailed release to carry out more blasts against officials if the Mujahedeen were not freed. The official sources say 85 Al Qaida suspects are in custody. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |