Security forces say they thwarted a bomb attack in southern Yemen

The Yemeni security forces intercepted a planned bomb attack on a soccer stadium in the city of Aden. General Abdullah caught a suspected member of a separtists movement placing a bag with over 1,800 grams of dynamite within range of the stadium. With the Gulf Cup Soccer tournament starting November 22, this has caused a lot of controversy between the president of the football association and the teams that will be competing in this tournament. The Yemeni government is obviously doing everything they can to show that they can restore order because this tournament will be an uplift to the unstable country. However, al Qaeda has established itself in the Arabian Peninsula and is causing much concern considering some of the Yemeni security workers are thought to be involved.

Danny Hayes