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| Yemen prison break: Al-Qaeda suspects among 1,200 escaped inmates, say officials | Yemen prison break: Al-Qaeda suspects among 1,200 escaped inmates, say officials |
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| Around 1,200 prisoners escaped during clashes at a jail in central Yemen on Tuesday, among them al-Qaeda suspects, officials and security sources said. | Around 1,200 prisoners escaped during clashes at a jail in central Yemen on Tuesday, among them al-Qaeda suspects, officials and security sources said. |
| "Groups of al-Qaeda supporters... today attacked the central prison in the city of Taiz and more than 1,200 of the dangerous prisoners escaped," state news agency Saba quoted a security official as saying. | |
| Another local official told Reuters some of the escapees were "suspected of belonging to al-Qaeda" but said they left amid heavy clashes between warring militias in the city. | Another local official told Reuters some of the escapees were "suspected of belonging to al-Qaeda" but said they left amid heavy clashes between warring militias in the city. |
| Reuters | Reuters |