ABYAN, Dec. 21(Saba) - The death toll from the blast at an Al-Qaeda training site in southern Yemen raised on Monday to three people, a security source said.

Preliminary information have revealed that Al-Qaeda terrorists planted landmines in the area where tribesmen rallied after a previous successful operation on the site in which about 28 Al-Qaeda suspects were killed and arrested, the source said.

The move by terrorists came within their plans to ambush policemen who should have arrived at the area to probe last Thursday's raid after reports following it noted that civilians were among the casualties.

Earlier today, governor of Abyan, said terrorists planted landmines in the area amid fears further training sites would be discovered by police.

They wanted to ambush policemen, Ahmed Al-Maisari said.

The casualties took place after young locals entered the area, he said, adding two of the injured were in critical condition.

Early on Thursday anti-terror troops launched ground and air strikes at Al-Qaeda hideouts and training sites in Abyan in the south and Sana'a, the capital, in the north.

About 34 terrorist suspects were killed and other 29 arrested.

Four of the suspects who were injured but survived being killed were arrested on Friday at hospitals in Aden.

The raids were hailed by regional and international partners of Yemen, topped by the U.S.

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