Many killed in south Yemen as crowd linked with STC storms gov’t building

Hospital head tells Al Jazeera that five people were killed and 39 wounded when security dispersed protesters.

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A crowd linked to Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) has attempted to storm a local government building in the southeastern Yemeni city of Ataq, leaving several dead, according to local authorities and sources.

The security committee in Shabwah governorate said armed fighters assaulted security and military personnel and fired live ammunition during Wednesday’s attack, resulting in casualties as official forces intervened.

Many killed in south Yemen as crowd linked with STC storms gov’t building

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