ADEN, Yemen, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- At least four
pro-government tribesmen were killed and two others were injured Monday evening
in a roadside bomb blast in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, a tribal chief
said.
A roadside bomb was detonated by a remote control near an
anti- al-Qaida tribal checkpoint in Modia district, some 139 km northeast of
Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province, killing at least four pro-government
tribesmen and injuring two others, the local tribal chief told Xinhua on
condition of anonymity.
He said the blast, which took place before sunset, also
destroyed a number of tribesmen vehicles.
The potential target of the attack might be a convoy of a
prominent tribal leader who was expected to visit the area, according to the
tribal chief.
A local resident said that the al-Qaida terrorist group
warned the civilians to stay away from tribal and military gatherings which
were regarded as targets by terrorists.
Attacks on military officials and tribesmen were common
during the past few months in the country's southern regions.
For more than
six months, government troops supported by armed tribesmen have been fighting
militants form the al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) who were apparently
taking advantage of the country's 10-month political turmoil to bolster their
military operations and control in the lawless southern and eastern parts of
the country.
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