Roadside bomb in Sana'a centre of opposition to ousted leader Ali Abdullah Saleh kills three soldiers and injures two others
A roadside bomb in Yemen's capital Sana'a has killed three soldiers and injured two others during a security patrol.
A security official said the blast early on Saturday targeted a car in Sana'a's al-Hasaba district, a centre of opposition to former Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh, who formally ceded power in February last year. The official said it was unknown who carried out the attack.
Yemen is the poorest Arab state, with a third of the population living on less than £1.50 a day. The central government faces a Shia uprising in the north, an Islamist insurgency in the south and east, and a southern separatist movement.
Yemen, which borders Saudi Arabia and sits along the Red Sea shipment route for crude, is already home to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.
The country is navigating an uncertain political transition after Arab spring protests brought down Saleh in early 2012, leading to the creation of a two-year interim government.