Actually, it went far too well and Mr Omeiri died in the blast, along with the innocent guard at a building nearby. A dozen others were injured - including some of his accomplices. Possibly Mr Omeiri was so worried about his debts that he could not think clearly, but it is difficult to see how he expected to get away with it when so many people knew of his plan. It now appears that both incidents were unrelated and non-political. But perhaps they did have something in common.
Scientific analysis has established that the cause was a large quantity of gas, the paper says.
The paper says that the gas was stored in cylinders at the supermarket for use in its restaurant, and some was used specially for refrigeration equipment. According to a report by forensic and explosives experts, the paper says, no trace of explosives was found at the scene. Three explosions in three days. The Yemeni government, on the other hand, denies any connection and maintains that the Islamic Army does not exist - except, perhaps, in the form of a publicity machine. The reality is that the Islamic Army was never an army as such, though it had weapons and a training camp.