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Arabia
Attackers fire rockets at prison in Sa'naa
2014-02-14
Attackers fired rocket-propelled grenades at the main prison in Yemen's capital on Thursday in a failed attempt to free inmates, security sources and witnesses said, Reuters reported.
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Explosions and gunfire between security forces and the attackers could be heard several kilometers away from the prison in northern Sanaa, which has al Qaeda members among its inmates. The biggest explosion rattled windows in the area. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.

There were no immediate reports of casualties but witnesses saw ambulances driving towards the high-security prison, which police secured after the 30-minute gunfight.

Attackers fired at least one rocket at a police patrol vehicle outside the main prison gates, a police officer at the scene said. Police sealed off the road to the airport which runs through the neighborhood where the prison is located, close to the Interior Ministry. Special forces and armed personnel carriers were being sent in to chase the attackers, a security source said. The attackers failed to enter the prison.
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