11 die in Yemeni army, al Qaeda clashes
Sana’a: At least 11 people, inluding six al Qaeda militants, were killed and 35 injured in clashes between the armed forces and Al Qaeda militants in Yemen’s port city of Aden on Sunday, Xinhua reported on Monday.
“Three soldiers, six al Qaeda militants and two passers-by were killed in shelling in the eastern entrance of Aden on Sunday (and) another 15 soldiers and about 20 al Qaeda elements were wounded,” a military official said, requesting anonymity.
The al Qaeda militants have stationed themselves outside the entrance of Aden about a week ago in an attempt to invade the port city, said another official.
Yemen has been gripped by protests across the Arab state, demanding long-time president Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down.
Prolonged impasse triggered deterioration in security and economic situations. (IANS)
Buddhist nun gangraped in Nepal bus
Kathmandu: A 21-year-old Buddhist nun was gangraped by five men inside a bus in eastern Nepal, media reports said on Monday. The victim, a resident of Bhojpur district in eastern Nepal, was travelling by bus when she was attacked by the group, which also included the driver of the bus. According to reports, when the bus reached Sabhakhola town in Sankhuwasabha district Saturday night, the five men dragged the woman inside the bus.
The attackers included two teens, aged 17 and 18.
The nun was rescued by an ethnic organisation, the Sanghiya Limbuwan Rajya Parishad, whose members also caught the five men and handed them over to police.
There was no immediate reaction from Nepal’s Buddhist organisations. (IANS)
