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ADEN | Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:03am EDT

ADEN (Reuters) - A senior Yemeni security official has been killed by a car bomb in the south-eastern city of Mukalla, in a suspected al Qaeda attack, a local security official said.

Brigadier Omar Barasheed, dean of the Command and General Staff College, died in hospital after a bomb hidden inside his car exploded, the official told Reuters. His bodyguard was also killed and his son wounded.

The Yemeni official, who asked not to be named, said all signs indicated al-Qaeda was behind the attack, which happened late on Thursday in the capital of Hadramaut province.

Investigations into the bombing are ongoing, the Yemeni government said in a statement carried by official news agency Saba on Friday.

Earlier this week, security forces foiled a plot by an al Qaeda-linked cell to carry out attacks in the capital Sanaa and seized 40 belts packed with explosives, the mayor said on Wednesday, highlighting the risks posed by Islamist militancy in the impoverished Arab state.

The Defense Ministry said seven militants had also been detained in the southern town of Jaar, where a suicide bomber killed 45 tribal fighters earlier this week and threatened further attacks on a bigger scale.

(Reporting By Mohammed Mukhashaf; Writing by Mirna Sleiman; Editing by Pravin Char)
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polnick wrote:
Macho Islamic violence is increasing with the opportunity for Arabs to get heavier weapons. Muslim men want Sharia Law and will attempt to bury those that interfere with the will of Allah and his Prophet. Giving Arab women the opportunity to become independent by earning their own income will curb Macho Islamism. Free higher education must be available and 75% of government jobs must go to women graduates. Female dominance in the Arab world will end Macho Islamism. Lazy Arab men will be deprived of sexual pleasure; they will then learn how to please women not the Prophet.

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