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| Five Injured as Bus Comes Under Fire in Dhale | |
| 2010-12-14 | |
When you don't stop at the checkpoint probably somebody's gonna open fire at you. If you don't know whether the checkpoint's manned by good guys or bad guyz you've got a real problem.
There were conflicting reports on the incident, with some saying the driver refused to stop for inspection at a checkpoint in Al-Azariq area, forcing the police to fire at the bus coming from Aden and bound to downtown Dhale where rioting has started again. Other reports said separatists were behind the fire, but the motive was unclear. The casualties were aged between 18-25 years. Apart from the incident, a demonstration was staged today in the province with hundreds of people chanting anti-regime slogans and condemning the death sentence handed down Saturday to the main suspect in the bombings of Al-Wahda Sports Club in Aden. The demonstrators also carried the photos of Faris Saleh who the authorities said had planned and carried out the bombings that killed four and injured several others in late October. In response the backlash sparked by the verdict, the authorities are tightening security at the province's gates. On Saturday, the tribe of Faris and his brother, who was given a five-year sentence on accomplice charges, kidnapped seven soldiers in Lahj and Dhale, in protest against the verdict described as unfair. Three more soldiers were also taken hostage today to pressure the authorities to overturn the verdict and release the two brothers. | |
| Posted by:Fred |