Yemen news from AP. [...Witnesses nearby told The Associated Press that heavy machine gun fire could be heard as mortars fell around the palace. Civilians in the area fled the fighting as columns of black smoke rose over the palace. The Houthis al-Maseera satellite television channel accused the army of opening fire on a militia patrol in the area of the presidential palace, sparking the violence. A Yemeni military official, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity as he wasnt authorized to brief journalists, said the Houthis provoked the attack by approaching several checkpoints and military positions in the area...Yemen, the Arab worlds poorest country, has suffered years of turmoil since the Arab Spring. It also is home to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, considered by the U.S. to be the most dangerous arm of the terror group...] By AHMED AL-HAJ AP Posted by Linnia
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 06:42:33 +0000
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