Yemen intelligence office attacked

Fatalities reported as a result of raid in Zinjibar town in southern province of Abyan.

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“We do not have clear information about exactly what happened, whether it is al-Qaeda or other armed groups. The government is facing [resistance] from a separatist movement in the south of Yemeni, so it it’s not clear.”

The attackers were armed with rocket-propelled grenades, assault rifles and grenades, one witness said.

Police are blaming al-Qaeda operatives in the region for the assault.

Hakim al-Masmari, editor-in-chief of the Yemen Post, told Al Jazeera: “Our sources confirm that the attack was from al-Qaeda … I think al-Qaeda is trying to make a strong presence in the south to make the Yemeni government having the idea of a separation less practical.”

Source: Al Jazeera, News Agencies