Yemen: Clashes continue in Abyan between Ansar al-Sharia and army troops
A military official confirmed on Sunday that at least six militants linked to al-Qaeda were killed and others were wounded when army troops repelled an attack launched by militants on a branch of the Central Bank as well as on other institutions in Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan governorate, in a bid to gain control of the city.
The unidentified official told the state-run news website that clashes with the militants lasted from 5 to 7 a.m. Sunday, and the troops managed to repel the militants’ attack and to kill some of them.
The Yemen Times tried contacting military leaders in Abyan, but it recieved no information on the ongoing clashes in areas of the southern governorate.
