Four Yemeni soldiers and five assailants were killed in a Monday (October 23rd) al-Qaeda attack on a military base in the southern province of Abyan, AFP reported.
A car rigged with explosives carrying five al-Qaeda militants pulled up to a military base in the district of Mudiya in Abyan, a security source said.
Four men wearing explosive belts ran out of the car towards the base, but were all shot dead before they could blow themselves up, the source said.
The vehicle then exploded outside the base, killing the driver and four soldiers from a UAE-backed contingent in the Yemeni army.
Nine soldiers also were wounded.
