15/09/2011 13:43
Two Yemeni security offices hit by blasts
Two explosions in Yemen's southern city of Aden, around ten minutes apart, hit the intelligence headquarters and a police base early on Thursday, but did not cause much damage, a local security official said, Reuters reported.
Witnesses said one young boy was shot dead when security forces responded with heavy gunfire. The official said no security personnel were hurt by the explosions.
He said the blasts were likely caused by explosive devices that did not manage to penetrate the perimeter walls of the two buildings, which stand around 400 meters (yards) apart.
The blasts took place days after Yemen's army announced it had recaptured the capital of the neighboring province of Abyan, where militants linked to al Qaeda have mounted a rising challenge to government control.