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Al-Qaeda claimed attack on complex housing Americans

Al-Qaeda claimed attack on complex housing AmericansWashington, Sana'a, Yemen - An al-Qaeda wing in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the mortar attack against a complex housing US citizens and other Westerners in the capital Sana'a, a Yemeni official said on Monday.

"Security authorities obtained a statement issued by al-Qaeda in Yemen claiming responsibility for the attack on the residential complex," the official, who asked anonymity, told Deutsche Presse- Agentur dpa.

The official would not say how the statement was delivered.

Elite French unit sent for possible pirate-hostage rescue

GiGN Anti TerrioristSana'a, Yemen/Paris - The French government has deployed a unit of its elite GIGN anti-terrorism and hostage rescue force to Djibouti to prepare an assault if negotiations with Somali pirates holding the crew of a luxury yacht bring no results, French media reported Monday.

Late Sunday, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said in a radio interview that France had made contact with the pirates holding 22 French nationals and 10 Ukrainians off the coast of Somalia.

Archaeologists unearth ancient horse tooth, thousands of rare pieces in Yemen

Sanaa, Dec 25: Archaeologists have discovered an ancient horse tooth, apart from a thousand of rare pieces during excavations at the area of Khamis Bani Sa’ad in Tehama district of Hodeidah provinc

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