Nearly 100 Soldiers Dead, 300 Wounded in Yemen Blast
<div class='node-body'><p>Reports indicate a single suicide bomber who detonated powerful explosives amid a crowd of soldiers rehearsing for an upcoming parade in Yemen's capital city of Sanaa left at least 96 dead and perhaps 300 or more wounded.</p>
<p>"We are hearing reports that 96 people were killed and many more injured. There have been requests for blood donations and the death toll could go even higher," reported Al-Jazeera's Jane Ferguson from Sanaa this morning.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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