At least 150 people have been killed and 80 others have been injured, including several children, in an explosion at a munitions factory in southern Yemen, according to medical sources quoted by CNN. The event took place on Monday after suspected members of Al Qaeda to loot the place, according to an official of the local administration.
Among the dead were also opponents of the Yemeni regime and Islamic radicals. Armed men took control yesterday of the armory, the building of the local radio and known as 'Guest House' in the southern town of Yaar, near the Yemeni port of Aden. The explosions were preceded by a fire of unknown origin in a powder keg of the factory that spread as a large number of people taking it out.
Sources of the Yemeni security services said they would send a team to investigate. 
Among the dead were also opponents of the Yemeni regime and Islamic radicals. Armed men took control yesterday of the armory, the building of the local radio and known as 'Guest House' in the southern town of Yaar, near the Yemeni port of Aden. The explosions were preceded by a fire of unknown origin in a powder keg of the factory that spread as a large number of people taking it out.
Sources of the Yemeni security services said they would send a team to investigate.
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