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Government bans motorcycles in capital as security measure
[Yemen Post] Following a string of targeted attacks against foreign and national dignitaries, the Interior Ministry decided to implement a ban on cycle of violences, as to prevent further liquidation, while devising a long term security action plan.Government officials explained that while they understand such measures can only be temporary, they stressed that a ban will allow the authorities to pre-empt on any more "shoot and scoot" attack as Yemen resumes its political transition. Plagued by political roadblocks, sabotages and security threats the impoverished nation has had to weather many storms over the past year alone. But as per noted by President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi last Friday, the coalition is stubbornly determined to see through the country's political transition, according to the terms of the GCC-brokered initiative. Enforced starting this Sunday, the cycle of violence ban will be run until December 15th, by which time officials the NDC will have reached a consensus and announced its findings. A security official in the capital, Colonel Yehya al-Akouaa, told AFP the ban aims to "prevent further attacks amid fears of an upsurge in such attacks as the national dialogue nears its end". Posted by: Fred 2013-12-02 |
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