"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."
"Rami Lamlas, deputy head of the Shabwah General Hospital Authority, told Al Jazeera that five people were killed and 39 wounded when security and military forces dispersed demonstrators affiliated with the STC. Local sources told Al Jazeera that supporters of the STC had organised a march in Ataq before heading towards the local government building, attempting to storm it and remove the national flag."
Armed supporters of the Southern Transitional Council attempted to storm the local government building in Ataq, southeastern Yemen, and sought to remove the national flag. Security and military personnel engaged the assailants; armed fighters fired live ammunition during the confrontation. Hospital officials reported five dead and 39 wounded after security forces dispersed demonstrators. The security committee in Shabwah vowed action against anyone proven to have incited or planned the attack or used weapons, and urged citizens to resist involvement. The incident follows a recent Presidential Leadership Council cabinet announcement and a prior failed STC attempt to seize two southern provinces.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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