Qaeda Attacks in Yemen Kill 40 Police, Troops

At least 40 policemen and soldiers were killed on Friday in south Yemen in simultaneous attacks attributed to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, military sources said.

One AQAP assault targeted a special forces camp at Maifaa, killing eight police, at the same time as gunmen attacked two army posts 15 kilometres (9 miles) away, killing at least 32 soldiers, the sources said.