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| 7 Killed in Clashes between Yemen Police and Gunmen |
| 2011-05-05 |
| [An Nahar] Seven people, including four coppers and a soldier, were killed in festivities between security forces and gunnies in Yemen's restive south on Wednesday, a security official and medics told Agence La Belle France Presse. Clashes erupted when gunnies fired "three mortar shells" at two police vehicles leaving the riot-police headquarters in Zinjibar, capital of Abyan province. Four coppers and a soldier who was passing by were killed, the security official said. Witnesses said the attack sparked festivities between the assailants and security forces in the town center. A medical official said two non-combatants were killed. "Sixteen injured civilians, of whom two have pegged out, were brought into the hospital, said the medic. Abyan is considered a stronghold of a-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. On Sunday, three coppers were killed in a similar attack in the country's southeastern province of Hadramaut. Rocked by nationwide anti-regime protests, Yemen has also been battling a secessionist movement in the south, a Shiite revolt in the north and an al-Qaeda resurgence in eastern and southern provinces. |
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