Posted on 04/02/2015 9:17:57 AM PDT by Pan_Yan
Sanaa, Yemen (CNN)—Al Qaeda fighters attacked a prison in the coastal Yemeni city of Al Mukallah early Thursday, freeing at least 270 prisoners, a third of whom have al Qaeda links, a senior Defense Ministry official has told CNN.
Khaled Batarfi, a senior al Qaeda figure, was among the escapees, officials said.
Dozens of attackers took control of government buildings, including the city's Central Prison, Central Bank and radio station during the assault early Thursday, according to officials.
Government troops arrived early Thursday and clashed with the al Qaeda fighters, and most of the militants fled, the officials said.
Last month, hundreds of inmates escaped from Al Mansoorah Central Prison in Aden after clashes between Shiite Houthi rebels and forces loyal to ousted Sunni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi.
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Their man in the White House is doing the same thing with the prisoners at GITMO.
The enemy of your enemy is your enemy.
-Benjamin Netanyahu
i’m so confused
is it the yemen backed rebels we like or the US backed AQ we want?
I thought Obama had crushed Al Qaeda a few years ago.
Depends on who you’re referring to when you say “we”.
JV’S released?
Yes, pretty hard to trash them, when obozo is doing it at GitMo.
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