_______________________________A security source said the gunmen had tried to force their way through the main gate of presidential palace as fighting raged there. An explosion was heard in another district of the capital near a building used by the security services. Officials quickly blamed al-Qaeda linked militants for the attacks. The day to night, earlier reports for the defence minister had survived an assassination attempt in the south where the army is mounting a new offensive against al-Qaeda, the group has lost towns it held and personnel but vowed retaliation. ___________________________________护卫队有消息称持枪分子当时试图冲击总统府的正门,随即枪战爆发.在首都另一个街区的安保服务大楼附近也有爆炸声传出.官方很快指责此次事件是与基地组织有关的激进分子所为.从早到晚的报道中有早期报道称宣传国防部长没有在刺杀袭击当中遇害,此次刺杀行动发生在国家南部,当时政府军正在加强对基地组织的新一轮攻势,基地组织失去了所控制的部分城镇,损失了一些有生力量,但是他们誓言报酬.
