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| Yemen: Explosions rock Thaleh Province |
| 2012-01-31 |
| [Yemen Post] Six kabooms rocked the southern Yemeni province of Thaleh late on Sunday night, some 245km south to the capital Sana'a, triggering a state of panic among the residents. Local sources told Yemenpost that unknown attackers assaulted the army brigades in the town using Rocket Propelled Grenades(RPG) and that fierce clash ensued between army troops and the unidentified attackers. Different kinds of weapons were used in the festivities, said the local sources. No accounts of deaths or causalities have been released. Residents in the province blamed the remnants of the former regime for the latest escalations. Al-Qaeda and other unidentified organizations have stepped their offensives on army personnel and brigades lately, apparently taking advantage of a distracted and undermined government. Separately, the car of Shalal Ali Shai, a high- profile figure in the Separation Movement, was attacked by army units after a quarrel with his guards, leaving one of his guards killed. Shalal allege that it was an liquidation attempt and the troops were targeting him because of his activities. However, nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits... the army denied that saying it was his guards who initiated the clash. Massive popular protests combined with Shiite rebellion in the far north and al-Qaeda insurgency in the south has shaken Yemen to the bone, leaving thousands killed, pushing the economy to the brink of collapse, and triggering a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. Yemeni outgoing President has signed a deal in the Saudi capital of Riyadh under which he transferred power to Vice President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, the consensus candidate for the upcoming presidential elections due to take place on Febraury21, in exchange for immunity from prosecution. |
| Posted by:Fred |