A suicide bomber in Yemen killed several soldiers at their military outpost in the south.<br/> <br />This attack in Shabwa is in one of two provinces where the army has been fighting al-Qaeda and its allies.<br/> <br />The latest blast comes shortly after Yemen reported its security forces killed 37 suspected al-Qaeda militants in an offensive in the same province.<br/> <br />Al-Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula overruns much of southern Yemen.<br/> <br />Fighters moved to the area when their training bases were shut down in Afghanistan and Pakistan.<br/> <br />Western countries fear further destabilisation in Yemen could result in more plots to strike international targets.<br/> <br />The number of attacks has risen sharply since Yemen's U.S. backed army launched a major campaign against al-Qaeda last week.
