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| Gunmen Raid Aden Police HQ, Free Prisoners |
| 2010-06-20 |
| (Reuters) - Yemen blamed al Qaeda for an attack in which gunmen in military uniforms raided a police headquarters in the port city of Aden on Saturday, killing 11 people and freeing several detainees. The attack "bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda," Yemen's Supreme Security Committee said in a statement, adding that seven security officers, three women and a seven-year-old child were killed in the early-morning assault. Firing automatic weapons and mortars, the attackers managed to enter the intelligence police headquarters, surprising security forces there during a flag ceremony, a security official told Reuters earlier. There was a heavy exchange of gunfire for more than an hour, and flames raged through part of the building, located near the state television headquarters in the southern seaport. "A number of suspects have been arrested," the security official said, declining to give details. |
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