Yemen defence minister targeted in blast
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/09/201291110328932127.html
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The attack following the confirmation last night from the Yemeni defence ministry that Saeed al-Shihri, the second-in-command of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, had been killed in eastern Yemen last week.
Hakim al-Masmari, the editor-in-chief of the Yemen Post told Al Jazeera that Ahmad was a target due to his "leading the war against al-Qaeda" in Yemen.
"There are certain sides who could be behind this attack. One is al-Qaeda, because the defence minister is responsible for the war against al-Qaeda. Secondly, those who are against President Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi, because [Ahmad] is his closest aide," he said.
Two other explosions were also reported in the Yemeni capital at about the same time as the car bombing, but it was not immediately clear if they had resulted in any casualties.