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| A policeman collects evidence at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Sanaa, Yemen, May 21, 2012. |
On Monday, a suicide bomber
posing as a member of the Yemen military killed at least 96 people and
wounded hundreds more--most if not all soldiers--in a blast in Sanaa,
Yemen's capital. The soldiers were rehearsing for a military parade in Sabeen Square near the presidential palace, Yemeni officials said. According to Agence France-Press,
the bomber, carrying explosives under his uniform, "blew himself up in
the middle of an army battalion." According to AFP, as many as 300
wounded soldiers were being treated at seven area hospitals. An al-Qaida source claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the BBC.
"This is a real massacre," one
soldier, Ahmed Sobhi, told the Associated Press. "There are piles of
torn body parts, limbs and heads. This is unbelievable." According to CNN,
top Yemen officials, including the country's defense minister, were at
the scene but escaped unharmed. CNN said 101 soldiers were killed in the
blast. The parade was to be part of a
National Day of Unification celebration marking the 22nd anniversary of
the May 22, 1990 union of North and South Yemen. According to AFP, it's unclear if Tuesday's parade will take place as planned. MadOne
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