Suicide blast kills Yemen army boss
An army chief in south Yemen has died after a suicide bomber threw himself at his car
18 June 2012
The army chief leading the fight against al Qaida militants in southern Yemen has been killed by a suicide bomber, security officials have said.
Major General Salem Ali al-Quton was on his way to work when the attack happened.
The bomber threw himself at the general's SUV in the southern port city of Aden.
Four members of the general's security detail and a passer-by were seriously injured. The general's vehicle was in a three-car convoy.
Maj Gen Al-Quton was appointed commander of the army in the south in April.
The military there scored a series of battlefield victories last week against al Qaida, driving militants out of the cities of Zinjibar and Jaar in Abyan province.
