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Though no one has claimed responsibility for the bombing yet, ithas escalated concerns that Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), an Al Qaeda affiliate, remains a serious threat despite Hadi s pledges tocombat the group. Most of the fighting in Yemen has been confined to the south since President Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down. Since then the capital has remained relativelyquiet, reports the BBC . [T]his is a message, almost certainly from Al Qaeda, to the newPresident, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, that he can expect no let-up in the fight between the Army and the militants, said the BBC s securitycorrespondent Frank Gardner. The Army has been carrying out an offensive against AQAP in the south of Yemen for 10 days now. The operation is takingplace in Abyan Province, where the group has taken over severaltowns over the course of the past year. According to Agence France-Presse , 213 people have died in the offensive so far, including 147 AlQaeda fighters. Monday s bombing comes just one day after militants in the south attacked three US Coast Guard trainers in the Red Sea port city of Hodeida. The trainers were reportedly driving back totheir hotel when a car pulled up alongside them and opened firewith an automatic weapon, injuring one American, reports the Associated Press . The extent of the injuries remains unclear at the present time. Militants in the south benefited from the instability in Yemen last year as thousands of demonstrators protested for theremoval of Mr. Saleh, reports the Daily Telegraph. The spread of Islamist control in southern Yemen has deeply embarrassed the Yemeni government and is seen byanalysts as a source of grave concern to the United States and Saudi Arabia , the two chief targets of the local Al Qaeda affiliate, wrote Alan Cowell of The New York Times . It remains unclear if tomorrow s parade will go forward asplanned, but several Yemeni officials vowed they would not bedeterred by Monday s act of terrorism. Yemenis must stand together in the face of this deadly terrorist threat, said BrigadierKarim Nahil in an article by Reuters . We will celebrate our unity tomorrow with the blood of ourmartyrs on our hands and faces. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Inflatable Water Toys , Inflatable Zorb Ball, and more. For more , please visit Combo Jumpers Rentals today!
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