Pre-poll blast kills soldier in Yemen

SANAA - A blast tore through a polling station and gunfire nearby killed a soldier in south Yemen yesterday, the eve of a presidential…

SANAA - A blast tore through a polling station and gunfire nearby killed a soldier in south Yemen yesterday, the eve of a presidential election to replace Ali Abdullah Saleh and launch reforms after a year of mass protests and spreading anarchy.

The violence in the port of Aden underlined the challenges Saleh's successor will face. - (Reuters)

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