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[ 15 Nov 2011 00:14 ]
Baku-APA. At least ten people were killed Monday in clashes between Yemeni Shiite Houthi rebels and followers of pro-Sunni Islamic Islah Party in the northeast province of Al-Jouf, said the Defense Ministry, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
"Ten people from the opposition Islamic Islah Party and Shiite Houthi rebels were killed and several others injured in clashes that erupted after Houthis found out a member of the Islah Party wearing an explosive belt and killed him before he attempted to blow himself up during Houthis’ annual religious festival of Eid al-Ghadeer in al-Mutoon district in Al-Jouf," said the ministry in a statement posted on its website.
Meanwhile, the Houthi’s media office said in a statement that " they foiled Monday a suicide bomb attack targeted a festival gathering of their supporters in al-Mutoon district."
"An unidentified person tried to join a procession of Houthi supporters en route to celebrate the day of al-Ghadeer festival, and when the procession’s escorts intercepted him, they found a wire of an explosive belt concealed with him," said the Houthi statement, obtained by Xinhua.
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