The latest news says that
AQAP caused the oil pipeline explosion. According to the article,
the pipeline is owned by the Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC). Now, if you've been following YemenWatch on this blog, you may remember that some of the tribes were upset with a South Korean oil company (
Oct 27 and
Oct 29). And yes, it is the same oil company, KNOC. I haven't seen any articles about the resolution of that problem. While it would not surprise me to see that AQAP had bombed the pipeline, it could just as easily be a tribal affair.
The Yemeni military is
searching Maarib and Shabwa provinces, looking for Ibrahim Al-Asiri, the possible bomb maker.
President Obama and President Saleh
spoke today about recent events.
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I don't know if this is related or not. According to the Yemen News Agency, a
bomb was found at the German Chancellor's office (in Germany), and was sent via UPS.
Also, a
Syrian cargo ship caught fire off the coast of Yemen.
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