Seven killed in attack on Yemen’s spy agency
June 19th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANSSana’a (Yemen), June 19 (DPA) Armed militants attacked the headquarters of Yemen’s intelligence services in the southern port city of Aden Saturday, killing seven police personnel and injuring four, a police source and witnesses said.
The militants opened fire on guards as they stormed the Political Security agency compound in Tawahi in Aden, according to witnesses.
“Seven people were killed,” a police source told DPA, requesting anonymity.
Two woman police officers and a doctor were among the dead, the source said.
The militants are believed to belong to the Al Qaeda terrorist network.
Residents of adjacent houses said the militants had fired rocket-propelled grenades and detonated hand grenades.
The attack appeared to be a bid to free detainees.
The compound houses high-security jail in which suspected members of Al Qaeda and members of the Yemen’s separatist Southern Movement are incarcerated.
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