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| 39 Killed, Dozens Wounded in South Yemen Clashes |
| 2015-06-24 |
| [AnNahar] At least 39 people were killed and dozens maimed in 24 hours of festivities in the southern Yemeni cities of Aden and Dhaleh, officials said Tuesday. In Aden, Yemen's second city, seven civilians died and 94 were maimed after Shiite Houthis fired rockets on neighborhoods controlled by troops loyal to exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, the city's health chief Al-Khader Laswar told AFP. The fire destroyed several houses, according to Aden vice-governor Nayef al-Bakri. Further north in Dhaleh, fierce festivities between Huthi fighters and loyalist troops killed 24 rebels and eight in the pro-Hadi camp, including a local commander, a local official said. Both camps used heavy weapons after the rebels attacked pro-government positions in the northern and eastern areas of the city, the official said, adding that there were dozens of maimed on either side. |
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