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| Soldiers and Militants Clash in Yemen City | Soldiers and Militants Clash in Yemen City |
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| SANA, Yemen — Yemeni soldiers killed 15 militants in a fierce battle as fighters linked to Al Qaeda launched a major attack on army, security and government buildings in a southern city, the authorities said Saturday. | |
| The Defense Ministry said in a statement that the army foiled the attack and took control of Sayoun, a city in southern Hadramawt Province. It said that 10 soldiers were killed in the fighting and that others were wounded. | The Defense Ministry said in a statement that the army foiled the attack and took control of Sayoun, a city in southern Hadramawt Province. It said that 10 soldiers were killed in the fighting and that others were wounded. |
| The attack struck an army headquarters, the central security headquarters, the Central Bank building, the traffic police department, the post office and the agricultural bank. Security and military officials said the attackers used car bombs at the beginning of their assault. | The attack struck an army headquarters, the central security headquarters, the Central Bank building, the traffic police department, the post office and the agricultural bank. Security and military officials said the attackers used car bombs at the beginning of their assault. |