Car Bomb Kills Anti-Terror Chief in South Yemen
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}CAIRO -- A Yemeni security official says a car bomb has killed the regional head of the anti-terrorism police in the country's restive Abyan province.
The official said the bomb blast Friday near the southern city of Aden killed Ali Al-Haddi and wounded three others, two of them children.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Security has broken down across Yemen during an eight-month popular uprising seeking to oust longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Al Qaeda linked militants have taken over a number of towns in Abyan, along the country's south coast, where they regularly engage in deadly clashes with security forces.
Yemeni authorities also accuse them of targeting security officials.