Yemen officer, 6 bodyguards killed in shootout
 

08-03-12 05:55 PM

SANAA (Reuters) - A Yemeni army officer and six of his bodyguards were killed in a shootout with Shi'ite Muslim rebels on Thursday in the north of the country, where rebels have snatched territory during a year of anti-government protests, an official said. Political upheaval that paralysed Yemen for most of 2011 has severely weakened central government control over swathes of the country ...

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