Car bomb in south Yemen kills retired army officer

ADEN, Yemen, April 15 (Reuters) - A car bomb in Yemen killed a retired army officer and wounded another person in a flashpoint southern province where separatist sentiment is strong, officials and local media said on Thursday.

Yemeni officials told Reuters the officer was killed by a bomb placed under the driver's seat of his car on Wednesday night. (Reporting by Mohammed Mukhashaf; Writing by Cynthia Johnston; Editing by Jon Boyle)