Yemen bombs own troops in school mission

SANAA - A government warplane mistakenly bombed an army position in southern Yemen, killing at least 30 soldiers and wounding many more, military and medical officials said Sunday.

Officials said the bombing, which took place Saturday evening, targeted an abandoned school used as shelter by soldiers of the army's 119th Brigade.

Heavy fighting has been raging in the area for days as part of the army's months long campaign to recapture Abyan's provincial capital Zinjibar from the militants linked to al-Qaida, who took control in May.