CAIRO, Dec 22: The military leader of al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen has admitted that one of its fighters attacked a hospital attached to the Defence Ministry in Sanaa early this month.
Qassim al-Rimi, commander of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, said in a video posted on militant websites late yesterday that the attackers were warned in advance not to enter the hospital within the complex, nor a place for prayer there. But he said one fighter did.
Al-Rimi later said: “We accept full responsibility for what happened in the hospital and will pay blood money for the victims’ families.”
The leader repeated al-Qaida’s earlier claim that the Defence Ministry housed drone control rooms and American experts.
The attack December 5 killed 52 people, including seven foreigners from Germany, India, the Philippines and Vietnam. (AGENCIES)
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