Bomb kills 1, wounds 2 at protest march in Yemen

ADEN, Yemen | Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:44am EST

ADEN, Yemen Feb 24 (Reuters) - A bomb exploded during a protest march by southern secessionists in Yemen on Thursday, killing one person and wounding two, a local official said.

The explosion occurred in the town of Lawdar, a hotbed of secessionist sentiment, in the southern province of Abyan. (Reporting by Mohammed Muhkhashaf, writing by Alistair Lyon; Editing by Jon Boyle)

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