Bombing at Yemen Ministry of Defence: "large number of casualties" A bombing near Yemen's Ministry of Defence, in the heart of the capital Sanna, has killed several people and wounded many more. Sources inside the ministry complex say a suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a gate, causing a "large number of casualties." There have been reports that armed men then managed to get in, leading to a gun battle inside the compound. A medical and defence ministry source has said the gunmen shot and killed a Western doctor and a Filipina nurse in front of their colleagues in the hospital compound. The Yemeni government has issued a brief statement confirming that the Ministry of Defence was targeted with a bombing and saying that the situation is "under control." The statement did not confirm the reports of gun fighting within the complex or provide details of the number of casualties.