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Yemen bomb attack 'kills at least 26 people'
Source: BBC
25 February 2012 Last updated at 12:43 GMT
Yemen bomb attack 'kills at least 26 people'
At least 26 people have been killed by a car bomb in southern Yemen, officials say.
The blast struck outside a presidential palace in the city of Mukalla, in Hadramawt province.
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An unnamed military official said the vehicle which exploded was a pick-up truck driven by a suicide bomber, AFP news agency reported.
The palace is guarded by the elite troops, who are under the command of Ali Abdullah Saleh's son, Ahmed, AFP said.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17164558
Also: Al Qaeda attack overshadows Yemen power transition (Reuters)