A popular committee leader in Yemen was killed Sunday (August 19th) when a suspected al-Qaeda suicide bomber blew himself up amid a gathering of pro-army popular committee members, AFP reported.
The suicide bomber entered a house in Moudia used as the committees' headquarters and blew himself up, killing Nasser Ali Mansour. Six others were wounded and transferred to the hospital.
The new attack came after suspected al-Qaeda militants launched a rocket attack and carried out a suicide bombing on Saturday against the government's intelligence headquarters in Aden, killing 19 soldiers.
The popular committees are pro-government armed groups that helped the army expel al-Qaeda from areas previously controlled by the terrorist group in southern Yemen, notably Abyan province.
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ابو نواس
2012-8-22
The bombing operations committed by Al-Qaeda are major problems facing the Yemeni State and serious problems affecting the security and the stability of the State of Yemen and on the security and the safety of the Yemeni citizens who have suffered from the long role duration of the former President. The Yemeni people have protested against him and he procrastinated so much until he left the governance which negatively affected and massively destroyed the Yemeni security. From here, we have come to talk about the extent of al-Qaeda’s exploitation of the weak that have stroke the Yemeni security. They entered it and have done a lot of terrorist acts by which al-Qaeda is characterized. One of these operations carried out by the al-Qaeda are the bombing operations which represent serious threat to the security and the safety of the Yemeni citizens. Therefore, it is very necessary for the State of Yemen to get rid of this despicable terrorist organization which is negatively affecting the security and the safety of the country. We hope that the Arab States, in particular, and the international community in general will assist the Yemeni State in order to get rid of the current crisis on it and endorse it with arms as well as the material assistance so that they could rise again and resist this despicable terrorist organization which is damaging the State of Yemen through which the terrorists are significantly affecting the security and the stability of Yemen and the Yemeni citizens. From here comes the importance and the necessity to get rid of the terrorist movements and the extremist organizations that are all located in the State of Yemen in general, especially the terrorist al-Qaeda.
باسل
2012-8-22
Al-Qaeda is a famous terrorist organization and its presence in Yemen represents a significant threat for the security and the stability of the State of Yemen. Al-Qaeda is carrying out dangerous explosive operations which are disturbing the situation in Yemen and causing lots of problems, especially in harming Yemen's relations with foreign countries whenever these explosions hurt any foreigners in Yemen.
هارون وحيد
2012-8-22
The threat of al-Qaeda to the Yemeni State is an imminent danger. Terrorism is one of the worst things that threaten the stability of any State. The terrorist organization al-Qaeda is considered as one of the most dangerous worldwide organization and it is responsible for several crimes committed against humanity in the recent years. Therefore, the existence of al-Qaeda in Yemen is a great danger.