Bomb blast hits police and municipality office in Ja’ar [Archives:2008/1139/Local News]

ABYAN, March 19 ) An explosion rocked a police station as well as the office of public works and the municipality administration office, all located in the same two-story building in Ja'ar in Abyan governorate. The explosion occurred around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, badly damaging the building and injuring the three guards who were inside, who were immediately taken to Al-Razi Public Hospital in Jungobar.

After inspecting the scene, a security source said that the explosion was caused by a bomb planted in the building from the outside. Due to the severity of the explosion, neighboring buildings were affected, including the tax administration building, the General Public Congress branch, and some civilians' houses. Shattered glass from the broken windows was scattered everywhere. Terrified nearby residents denounced the incident saying that it was contrary to Islamic beliefs.

They also expressed their desire to bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice, and asked the Ministry of Interior to do its duty to maintain peace and educate people to respect civilians and their property. “The people who carried out such a crime are terrorists,” said a Yemeni resident who lives close to the municipality office. “”They claimed to be unfairly treated and humiliated by security members