Yemen foils attacks on oil, gas facilities


  • World
  • Friday, 15 Sep 2006

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen foiled two suicide attacks on its oil and gas facilities on Friday, days after al Qaeda urged Muslims to target Western interests, especially oil installations. 

The Interior Ministry said four bombers were killed when security forces blew up four rigged cars at dawn before they reached their targets. A guard was also killed. 

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