Al-Qaeda claims Yemeni capital attack that killed 52

Al-Qaeda's local branch in Yemen has claimed an attack in Yemen's capital, in which 52 people were killed Thursday. Gunmen stormed the Defense Ministry after a suicide car bombing. At least 167 people were wounded, nine seriously, in the bombing and firefight, AP reported. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's media arm, al-Mallahem, claimed the attack early Friday morning on its Twitter account. It said the Defense Ministry building was attacked because it “accommodates drone control rooms and American experts.”