Blast in Yemeni prison allows 40 prisoners to escape

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in a prison in the southern Yemeni province of Dalea on Thursday, injuring four inmates and allowing around 40 prisoners to escape, a government official said.

Witnesses and southern media said all those who fled the police jail belonged to Yemen's southern secessionist movement, which opposes the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Yemen: Al-Qaeda Inmate kills two hospital guards

 SANAA - A detained member of Al-Qaeda hospitalized in Sana'a killed two of his five guards during an escape attempt Sunday, said medical sources.