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Four dead in south Yemen blasts, al Qaeda blamed

  • Two soldiers, two suicide bombers killed

  • Al Qaeda-linked militants continue to hit post-Saleh Yemen (Adds details, background)

SANAA, March 3 (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers drove a car packed with explosives into a Yemeni army base in the southern province of al-Bayda on Saturday, killing one soldier, the Defence Ministry said, in an attack for which al Qaeda claimed responsibility.

Another soldier was killed by one of two blasts aimed at a central security forces building in the southern coastal town of Mukalla, where a suicide bombing a week ago killed at least 26 people. Authorities said they had made several arrests.

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