Suspected al-Qaida attack on Yemen base kills 26

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By ReutersADEN, Yemen - At least 13 soldiers and  13 suspected al-Qaida militants were killed in an attack on an army base in the  southern province of Abyan on Friday, medical and military sources said.

Two militants wearing army uniforms drove an explosives-laden car into  the military base, killing themselves and 10 soldiers and injuring 15 other  soldiers, a military official said.

Moments later, a group of militants  attacked the base from the sea and 11 more militants and three soldiers were  killed in the fighting that followed.

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